On March 26, 2024, around 4:45 p.m., officers responded to room 2 at the Budget Inn on North Road in Thomasville, North Carolina, and found two men dead with apparent gunshot wounds. One victim was identified as 40-year-old JaVon Pete McCall of High Point, North Carolina; the second victim’s identity was initially withheld pending next-of-kin notification.

Investigators quickly identified 40-year-old Christopher Rhodes of Thomasville as a suspect who was known to both victims, suggesting the killings were not random. Rhodes was located in High Point on March 27, 2024, arrested without incident and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He was denied bond at his initial appearance and represented by the Capital Defender’s Office; his next court date was scheduled for April 10, 2024.

McCall’s obituary lists his birth as August 18, 1983, in Washington, D.C., and notes he was raised in Washington, D.C. and High Point. He was remembered as active and outspoken, devoted to family and friends, a sports fan especially of football and basketball, and a Washington Commanders supporter. Anyone with information is asked to contact Thomasville Crime Stoppers at 336-476-8477.