Teenager charged with murder in shooting of stepfather in Johnston County, police say
Police are investigating the shooting death Saturday of a man in Johnston County as a homicide and have arrested the man’s stepson.
Christopher Ray Whitfield, 50, died of a gunshot wound in what “appears to be the result of a domestic issue,” the Clayton Police Department said in a news release Saturday evening.
Police said in the release that officers found Whitfield’s body Saturday afternoon when they showed up at a home in the 100 block of Verrazano Place in Clayton in response to a call reporting a shooting. There, police also found Whitfield’s wife and 19-year-old stepson.
The teenager, Garner resident Shaikeem Jemeruis Parker, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder, police said in the release.
Police did not release further information on what they believe led to the shooting.
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This story was originally published June 5, 2022 at 8:56 AM with the headline "Teenager charged with murder in shooting of stepfather in Johnston County, police say."
