On the early morning of September 9, 2018, 24-year-old Trevaughn Anthony, a Black man from Detroit, was shot and killed inside a White Castle on the city’s west side. Around 12:30 a.m., two masked men approached the restaurant and opened fire. Three people inside were pronounced dead at the scene: Trevaughn Anthony, 25-year-old Rashawn Harrington, and 20-year-old DeShawn Gadson. The Wayne County medical examiner listed multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death for Anthony and Harrington. Windows at the restaurant were riddled with bullet holes and handguns were recovered, while the shooters fled on foot.

Investigators connected the attack to William Wilbourn-Little after identifying a prior animosity between him and DeShawn Gadson. Wilbourn-Little was arrested and charged in connection with the triple homicide. The community and the victims’ families were left reeling from the sudden, deadly violence at a late-night gathering spot. If anyone was at the White Castle that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward.