Mikal Covan “Mikey” White, 18, a Black/African American male, died on August 29, 2025, after Port Arthur police, fire, and EMS responded to a crash at Stonegate Manor Apartments in the 4100 block of Turtle Creek Drive. First responders found him inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound, and investigators began piecing together how and where he had been shot before the car collided with the gate of the complex. Justice of the Peace Brad Burnett ordered an autopsy as detectives processed the scene and the department’s ID unit was called in. His identity and age were released by authorities, and his death and date were later reflected in public obituaries.
Police leadership publicly stated that they had identified who was responsible. According to Chief Tim Duriso, investigators knew who the accused shooter was, and in separate reporting the department said a suspect had been identified as they continued the investigation. No public record indicated that an arrest had been announced in the immediate aftermath, and officials emphasized that the circumstances leading to the shooting and subsequent crash were still under active review.
Community memorial pages documented White’s loss to gun violence in Port Arthur on the same date, echoing the basic details of the shooting and crash while family obituaries preserved his full name and life dates. These accounts align on the location, timing, and manner of death that night at Stonegate Manor, while authorities worked to establish the chain of events and pursue the identified suspect.
