On January 6, 2024, 20-year-old Ralph White was fatally shot in a triple shooting near Julian and South Phelps streets in southeast Stockton. Two other people, aged 17 and 19, were wounded but survived. The shooting happened shortly before 4:30 p.m.; a 911 call prompted transport of the victims to a local hospital where Ralph White died.

Ralph was the nephew of former Stockton City Councilman and anti-violence advocate Ralph Lee White. Family members described him as a quiet young man who was not involved in gangs and had recently become a father. His father, LaFell White, said he had sent Ralph to a nearby store and that the call that evening became their last interaction; he expressed grief and a wish for both peace through forgiveness and for justice.

The Stockton Police Department has not released suspect information or a motive and investigations remain ongoing. This was Stockton’s first reported homicide of 2024 and comes amid a string of fatal shootings in the area between March 2023 and January 2024.

If anyone has information about this shooting, please contact the Stockton Police Department.