On November 19, 2024, at about 6:51 p.m. officers from the Wilson Police Department responded to reports of gunfire in the 1700 block of Freeman Street in Wilson, North Carolina. They found 30-year-old Fernando Lamont White Jr. suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; despite efforts by Wilson County EMS, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The department has opened a death investigation into his fatal shooting.

No arrests have been announced and authorities have not publicly identified any suspects. Investigators are asking the public for help and have provided contact numbers for the Wilson Police Department and Wilson CrimeStoppers. White’s family held a book signing on December 6, 2024, and a funeral service on December 7 at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson to remember him.

If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the Freeman Street area that evening, please contact the Wilson Police Department or Wilson CrimeStoppers.