Death by Cop- 2022
Search fatalities
You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.
Tom Baker *COP 2 of 2
Case # :753
Gender : Male
Age : Unknown
Race : White
Date : 06/03/2022
Location : Fire House Rd
City : Birch River
County : Nicholas
State : West Virginia
Agency : Nicholas County SO
Officer(s) :Tom Baker, Jay Ellison
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
West Virginia police arrived at a call or a man was allegedly destroying property. Richie Holcomb and another man allegedly locked themselves into their home. Police alleged they begin shooting shooting at them, killing officer Tom Baker. They shot and killed Holcomb.
Source Links :
Man charged with 1st-degree murder in Nicholas County deputy’s death - 13 News
https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-charged-with-1st-degree-murder-in-nicholas-county-deputys-death/
Court records detail timeline in deadly Nicholas County shooting - Fox 11
https://wchstv.com/news/local/shooting-timeline-deputy-killed-nicholas-county-tom-baker-birch-river-j-ellison-investigation-court-records-rv-brent-tyler-kelly-richie-holcolmb-shootout-barricaded-standoff-shots-fired-summersville-911-west-virginia
West Virginia deputy sheriff fatally shot, 1 suspect killed - ABC News