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Joseph White

Case from Rich-square, NC dated Jul 16, 2000

Victim Details

Joseph E. White

Male

Black / African American

Rich-square

NC

2000-07-16

61

Joseph

White

06/22/2026

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Joseph E. White, a 61-year-old African American male, was the Chief of Police for the Rich Square Police Department in North Carolina. On July 16, 2000, Chief White was shot and killed while investigating a possible gas drive-off at a local gas station. He had stopped a vehicle in the parking lot of the Rich Square Dialysis Center when he was fatally shot.

The investigation into Chief White's death led to the arrest of Jason Dwayne Hebert, a 25-year-old from Carencro, Louisiana, on May 1, ...
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  • Chief of Police Joseph E. White - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
  • Remembering 'Chief Joe' - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
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    I was thinking about the impact Chief White had on his community and how much he was truly valued by... ...Read More
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