Do you have a link to a source with more detail? This is the first I’ve heard of this particular case.
There have been many, many FR threads about this case.
This link will get you a lot of them:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22John+White%22+shooting+OR+shot+site%3Afreerepublic.com&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=