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Barry Yearout

Case # :494

Gender : Male

Age : 43

Race : White

Date : 04/17/2022

Location : North 5th St

City : Princeton

County : Mercer

State : West Virginia

Agency : Princeton PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Princeton police received a complaint about a man riding an ATV. Police tried to arrest him and claim that he came toward them with a baseball bat. They shot and killed him.

Source Links :

https://www.wdtv.com/2022/04/18/mercer-county-man-dies-following-police-involved-shooting/

https://news.yahoo.com/police-chief-princeton-shooting-victim-214600847.html

https://www.wdtv.com/2022/04/19/update-suspect-killed-officer-involved-shooting-identified/