On September 12, 2023, 18-year-old Caleb White was fatally shot in Boyd, Texas, after a domestic dispute with his stepfather, 37-year-old Joshua Lawrence Earwood. Deputies from the Wise County Sheriff’s Office first responded that evening to a verbal altercation at the family’s Griffin Street home; White had left before officers arrived and no physical fight was reported then. About an hour later deputies returned and found White with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Wise Health System and later died of his injuries.

Investigators say Earwood shot White during a subsequent confrontation. Earwood was arrested at the scene, booked into the Wise County Jail with bond set at $350,000, and later indicted by a Wise County grand jury in November 2023 on a murder charge alleging he knowingly caused his stepson’s death with a firearm. Caleb was remembered as a beloved son, brother, and friend who was two credits shy of graduating high school and considering service careers. The community held fundraisers and a memorial service at Grace Baptist Church in Springtown.

If anyone knew Caleb or has information about the events that night, please share what you know.