CLAYTON – A Johnston County Grand Jury has indicted a 19 year-old for the murder of his stepfather. Christopher Ray Whitfield, age 50, was reportedly gunned down inside his home at 117 Verrazano Place in the Lionsgate community, off Amelia Church Road, on June 4, 2022.
Clayton Police arrested Shaikeem Jemerius Parker of Tumbling Stone Way, Garner at the scene. Police believe Whitfield was arguing with his wife, the suspect’s mother, when Parker reportedly became involved and fatally shot his stepfather.
A Grand Jury returned a True Bill of Indictment for murder on July 18, 2022. A trial date has not been set.
Parker is being held in the Johnston County Jail without bond.
idk…I’d like to hear the details of the case and charges, as this could be a case of saving his mother’s life. Such a shooting is justified if he was in fear for his mother’s life or if the step-father was harming her.
TEEN HE’S NOT 😷 he made a bad decision on helping his mom but at least she will be able to visit him