Suspect In Shooting Of 6-Year-Old Girl Said He Didn’t ‘Like White People’ During Attack, Father Says

Man Accused of Shooting North Carolina Family Allegedly Made Racial Comment Before Attack

A 6-year-old girl and her parents were shot by a neighbor after a basketball rolled into his yard. The accused, Robert Louis Singletary, allegedly said he didn’t “like white people” just before the incident. Jamie White, the father who was shot, opened up about the shooting in an interview with the Gaston Gazette, telling the outlet what transpired. According to White, his daughter was playing basketball with neighborhood kids when a ball rolled into Singletary’s yard. Singletary, who was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury back in 2016, was allegedly talking with a neighbor and went inside his home to retrieve a revolver.

BREAKING: I’m on April Dr. in Gastonia where police are searching for 24yo Robert Louis Singletary. They believe he’s responsible for shooting and injuring 2 people. One is in serious condition, the other is stable.
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— Sydney Heiberger QCNews (@SydneyHeiberger) April 19, 2023

White told the Gazette that he told Singletary to put the gun down and stop shooting because he might shoot a child. “I said, ‘Man, that’s crazy.’ And he said, ‘You white? I don’t even like white people. I’m going to shoot your a**,’” White alleged before saying that Singletary then pointed a gun at his daughter before White jumped in front to shield her. Singletary is black, while the White family is white. 

A bullet punctured one of Mr. White’s lungs and his liver. White’s daughter was nicked in the head by a bullet, and his wife was also grazed by one of the shots. Singletary was charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon by Gaston County Police. 

Justice System Criticized

Police have not yet commented on whether the shooting could have been racially motivated. The Associated Press omitted Singletary’s alleged comment about not liking white people from its coverage of the incident, drawing some criticism online. Singletary was apprehended by police after being on the run for several days. He also faces assault charges for an incident in December when he allegedly attacked his girlfriend with a mini-sledgehammer. White told reporters he was displeased that Singletary had been released on bond. “None of this would have happened if the judicial system would have done their job,” he said. 

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