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The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Charleston Police Department went to the 1000 block of Snowbird Drive to arrest a man who fled into the woods with a gun. Please engaged in a brief shootout and shot and killed the man.

https://www.wsaz.com/2024/10/22/suspect-dead-after-shots-fired/

Summersville PD tried to traffic stop a vehicle that did not stop. Police placed stop sticks, which caused the vehicle to crash, killing RJ Snodgrass and Adam Fraser. Police did not state why they hunted the car so aggressively at high speed and with stop sticks. Two fatalities.

https://www.wchstv.com/news/local/police-two-die-in-nicholas-county-crash-after-leading-law-enforcement-on-pursuit

Summersville PD tried to traffic stop a vehicle that did not stop. Police placed stop sticks, which caused the vehicle to crash, killing RJ Snodgrass and Adam Fraser. Police did not state why they hunted the car so aggressively at high speed and with stop sticks. Two fatalities.

https://www.wchstv.com/news/local/police-two-die-in-nicholas-county-crash-after-leading-law-enforcement-on-pursuit

Deputies were responding to an unspecified incident and apparently speeding through an intersection with lights and sirens when the police cruiser struck motorist Peter Christensen, killing him, and injuring a passenger. Police never disclosed what the nature of the alleged emergency was that explained why police apparently ran a light.

https://wvmetronews.com/2024/08/04/motorist-killed-after-collision-with-berkeley-sheriffs-department-cruiser/

A West Virginia state trooper escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle crashed head-on into an ambulance and then a Honda. A female bystander from the Honda was ejected and killed. The reason for the chase was that the vehicle being pursued was seen with a driver and passenger who were not wearing seatbelts.

https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/06/10/driver-charged-in-fridays-fatal-w-va-7-crash/

West Virginia State Police Trooper T.C. Hurley traffic-stopped Harmon Davis. During the traffic stop, an altercation ensued during which Davis stabbed Hurley and Hurley shot and killed Davis.

https://www.wsaz.com/2024/05/09/wvsp-trooper-stabbed-suspect-dead-lincoln-county-incident/

Harman Davis was stopped at a traffic stop by West Virginia state patrol trooper. He ran into the woods and was followed by the senior trooper who shot and killed him. The circumstances are unknown.

https://www.wvva.com/2024/05/09/wvsp-trooper-stabbed-suspect-dead-lincoln-county-incident/

https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/09/trooper-in-stable-condition-after-being-stabbed-in-the-neck-suspect-shot/

Nicholas County deputies arrived on a mental health warrant for Jonathan Pritt Jr. They engaged in a shootout and killed the man in his home.

https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/07/officers-respond-to-confirmed-shots-fired-call-and-barricade-situation-in-nicholas-county/

West Virginia State Police were sent to a “man with a gun” call, found Justin Grant, tasered him and shot and killed him, stating he had not put down the gun.

https://www.wvnstv.com/news/crime/greenbrier-county-crime/one-man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-greenbrier-county/

Police arrived at a domestic violence call, claim that a man locked himself in and pointed a gun out of the window. Police shot and killed him. A woman had been stabbed by the man and was stable in the hospital.

https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/17/one-dead-and-one-hospitalized-after-early-morning-domestic-incident-in-kanawha-county/

https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/man-dead-after-shootout-with-deputies-victim-badly-injured/

Dennis Rahuba was wanted for a double homicide in Pennsylvania and was traffic-stopped in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He committed suicide under police duress during the traffic stop.

https://wchstv.com/newsletter-daily/murder-suspect-dead-after-traffic-stop-in-kanawha-county-i-77-lane-closed

Nicholas County deputies tried to arrest Gary Allen Johnson for a domestic abuse warrant and shot and killed him in the process.

https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/nicholas-county-wv/man-dies-in-nicholas-county-pursuit/

https://wvmetronews.com/2024/03/23/man-killed-in-nicholas-county-officer-involved-shooting/

Charles Town Police chased William Alan Corbin for a registration violation until he fled on foot, fell off a bridge and died.

https://bnnbreaking.com/local-news/tragic-end-to-police-pursuit-in-charles-town-wv-man-dies-after-bridge-fall

Police tried to arrest Jason Rose for burglary and domestic violence. He locked himself in his home and police shot tear gas inside. Police also broke a window and put in a drone. Police got into a shootout with him. Rose was shot and killed. He had been a veteran with PTSD. Police were criticized on social media for killing him in his home just before Christmas for warrants.

https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/major-police-response-scene-hours-long-standoff-situation-weirton/U5WRX4QJGFB2LMZWJTF62RKUWI/

A suicidal man locked himself into a room with a propane tank and started releasing propane when he felt threatened by approaching police. He was arrested and put in a holding cell at the police station where he used his clothing to hang himself. It does not appear that he received any mental health care during his crisis.

https://www.wave3.com/2023/12/15/1-dead-1-critically-injured-portland-neighborhood-police-shooting/

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/lmpd-police-bodycam-domestic-hostage-situation-louisville-shooting-john-robinson-jr-killed/417-35276827-afd9-4ad6-a318-42c3595770c8

https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/louisville-police-release-body-camera-footage-of-deadly-hostage-situation-in-portland-neighborhood/article_e258a12a-a07c-11ee-a400-d72e8333c2a5.html

St. Albans PD were called to a domestic disturbance to the 2700 block of Lincoln Avenue 12/13/2023 and found a man walking toward them with a knife. Police shot and killed him. So far, no video or eyewitness statements can be found to compare to the official narrative.

https://wchstv.com/news/local/dispatchers-said-one-person-shot-in-st-albans

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/12/14/mans-name-released-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/

Martinsburg PD said that a male tried to break down a door, fired shots at it and hit a woman with a gun. Police fired shots at him and escalated the situation into a gun fight. The man committed suicide under police duress. Two officers were hit by bullets, one of whom had a leg amputation as a result.

https://wvmetronews.com/2023/12/08/officer-involved-shooting-in-martinsburg-results-in-suspect-taking-his-own-life/

Police began hunting a car in Wayne County, West Virginia and ended in Huntington after an intense high-speed chase by at least 2 police departments together. The chase ended when the vehicle crashed while being chased. A 68-year-old man was driving, and the passengers were identified as a 43-year-old man, a 16-year-old boy, and a 15-year-old girl. All four were transported to the hospital for medical treatment. Officials say the 16-year-old died at the hospital as a result of his injuries. Nazi memorabilia was found in the crashed vehicle. Police explained that this chase was drug-related.

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/10/24/police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-15-year-old-killed/

https://wvmetronews.com/2023/10/24/huntington-teenager-killed-as-a-result-of-deadly-police-chase/

https://www.wsaz.com/video/2023/10/24/pursuit-leads-fatal-crash-huntington/

Brady Hanna was driving on Route 41 when hit and killed by a police chase crash caused by a lengthy police pursuit of a stolen Ford F-150. Brady Hanna was a firefighter at the Nettie Fire Department. The police chase continued after his death when the man being hunted stole a police cruiser and desperately tried to escape in it, was chased into Craigsville where he stopped and surrendered to police.

https://www.firehouse.com/safety-health/video/53075457/offduty-nettie-wv-firefighter-killed-in-crash-during-police-pursuit-of-stolen-vehicle

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/10/16/man-accused-stealing-multiple-vehicles-including-police-cruiser-causing-fatal-crash/

West Virginia troopers were seeking Anthony Meyers for failure to register after release from jail but they also felt he may be linked to some burglaries which remain unproven as he died before an investigation could be launched. Police found him in a location near Union, WV and shot and killed him. The circumstances are not well known. Should more information become available, it will be posted in this space.

https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/armed-dangerous-suspect-shot-killed-by-troopers-in-monroe-county/

Kanawha County deputies arrived at the Rodeway Inn on Goff Mountain Road in Cross Lakes, WV to arrest an unnamed man. In the process, he tried to leave his hotel room, was involved in a shootout with police and was shot and killed. No more details have been released so far.

https://wchstv.com/news/local/multiple-agencies-respond-to-cross-lanes-shooting-incident

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/09/23/large-police-presence-kanawha-countyt/

US Marshals and police in Ohio were looking for Christopher Cowdery for an alleged assault. Police involved several counties in the search and the man fled. He was found when he was pulled up by a barge in a West Virginia river. He had drowned while escaping police.

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article279515599.html

David Maynard was wanted in an Ohio homicide and police from several jurisdictions conducted a manhunt. He was located near Ceredo where he took 3 hostages. He was shot and killed by police.

https://www.wymt.com/2023/09/10/murder-suspect-wanted-multi-state-manhunt-dead-following-standoff-west-virginia/

Two Beckley PD officers shot and killed a man on 09/08/2023. No details have been released so far.

https://www.wvva.com/2023/09/09/beckley-pd-one-dead-one-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting-klaus-st/

After a road rage fatality, police were looking for the person who had killed a man on the road. Police obtained a warrant for Daniel Sanders for second degree murder and West Virginia State Police took SWAT along to arrest him. When a large police presence appeared at his home, police heard gunshots and found him dead inside from suicide under police duress.

https://www.wboy.com/news/crime/suspect-found-dead-after-standoff-in-deadly-tucker-county-road-rage-investigation-troopers-say/

Scott O’ Brien had previously shot a WVSP trooper, was located by State Police while running along woods and was shot and killed.

https://www.wvnstv.com/top-stories/trooper-shot-in-raleigh-county-suspect-on-loose/

https://www.bdtonline.com/news/suspect-in-trooper-shooting-killed-near-raleigh-county-church/article_00749422-256f-11ee-b2e0-cf70e0659e2f.html

Huntington PD were at 14th Street, about two blocks from the campus of Marshall University. When police arrived, Ahmad Jaleel Abdullah allegedly had a gun and was shot and killed.

https://wchstv.com/news/local/police-respond-to-shots-fire-911-call-14th-street-shooting-investigation-huntington-cabell-county-west-virginia

https://www.kwch.com/video/2023/07/20/bodycam-video-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-released/

https://wvmetronews.com/2023/07/03/man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/07/05/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-identified-by-huntington-police/

West Virginia State Police arrived at a shots fired call during domestic dispute. Wendell Matthew Dalton pulled up next to police, had gun, was shot and killed by troopers.

https://wvmetronews.com/2023/07/01/officer-involved-shooting-claims-life-in-lincoln-county/

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/07/01/police-investigate-trooper-involved-shooting/

https://www.lootpress.com/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-suspect-dead/

https://wvmetronews.com/2023/07/01/officer-involved-shooting-claims-life-in-lincoln-county/

https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/lincoln-county-wv/man-shot-killed-by-police-after-pulling-gun-in-lincoln-county/

Carl Gist shot his neighbor while she was cutting grass.He had previously shot his wife and her new friend. Gist then locked himself in his home. Police eventually fired gas into the residence. Gist allegedly came out pointing a pistol at police. Police shot and killed him.

https://wvmetronews.com/2023/06/25/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooter/

https://www.wfmj.com/story/49144158/man-convicted-in-1973-east-liverpool-double-homicide-killed-in-police-standoff

McGraw was driving erratically, was chased, chase was stopped, got out at Bonney Blvd. He did not put vehicle in park and his own vehicle ran over him at the end of the chase. He was killed.

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/05/01/man-dies-after-he-was-run-over-by-own-car-during-police-pursuit/

A 911 caller had claimed that Henderson was attempting to break into a home on Highland Street. West Virginia State Police and special response teams from the Brooke and Hancock County sheriffs’ departments and Weirton Police joined investigating officers from Follansbee at Henderson’s home, where he had locked himself in. Tear gas was forced into Henderson’s home. He fled and allegedly had a gun. Police shot and killed him at this home.

https://www.heraldstaronline.com/news/local-news/2023/04/follansbee-man-in-officer-involved-shooting-is-dead/

New Martinsville PD approached a GMC truck it deemed “suspicious” sitting behind Country Roads Ford in New Martinsville sometime after midnight. Police found the man had 4 warrants. He fled. Police escalated a dangerous high-speed chase that started in New Martinsville for hours through Marshall County involving several law enforcement agencies including 3 sets of spike strips that ended with the man committing suicide under police duress near Waynesburg Pike in Moundsville.

https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2023/01/police-chase-ends-in-suspects-suicide-3/

https://www.timesleaderonline.com/news/local-news/2023/01/high-speed-chase-through-panhandle-ends-in-suspects-suicide/

Devon Brantley, 19, of Birch River, West Virginia and his juvenile passenger were speeding on a motorcycle when a WV State trooper escalated a chase that reached 120 mph across US Route 19, Youngs Monument Road, US Route 19 and crashed while being chased at extremely high speeds. Devon Brantley and his underage passenger were both killed by this police chase crash.

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/03/17/19-year-old-juvenile-die-motorcycle-crash-during-police-chase/

Devon Brantley, 19, of Birch River, West Virginia and his juvenile passenger were speeding on a motorcycle when a WV State trooper escalated a chase that reached 120 mph across US Route 19, Youngs Monument Road, US Route 19 and crashed while being chased at extremely high speeds. Devon Brantley and his underage passenger were both killed by this police chase crash.

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/03/17/19-year-old-juvenile-die-motorcycle-crash-during-police-chase/

Roane County Sheriff’s Office said they shot and killed someone and review of the bodycam showed them that it was warranted. The case appears to have been closed during internal review. The man was not publicly identified and all details were withheld by police.

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/02/20/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-reported-roane-county/

Police were called about a man walking along the highway. West Virginia State Police arrived and attempted to handcuff Edmond Exline. Heresisted and a trooper tasered him multiple times. Edmond Exline became unresponsive and died shortly after. He had been unarmed when killed. Police did not clarify why they stopped and tried to arrest him at all. No officers were charged.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/west-virginia/berkeley-county/hagerstown-man-dead-after-stun-gun-deployed-in-encounter-with-w-va-state-police/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/edmond-exline-the-mystery-death-of-a-west-virginia-dad-arrested-on-highway

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/local/2023/02/13/west-virginia-state-police-probe-death-trooper-struggle-berkeley-county/69900785007/

https://wchstv.com/news/local/west-virginia-state-police-investigation-brings-new-attention-to-mans-death-on-i-81

https://wvmetronews.com/2023/03/23/justice-says-video-of-i-81-arrest-very-very-concerning/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/puzzling-highway-death-part-west-virginia-police-probe-98024727

Charleston PD allege that Henry held a person near Spring and Bullitt at 1 p.m. and was uncooperative. He was tasered,fought back,struck an officer in the head with the pipe and was shot and killed by Charleston PD.No officers were charged.

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/01/11/one-injured-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/01/13/questions-remain-after-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.herald-dispatch.com/charleston-officer-will-not-face-charges-over-shooting-prosecutors-office-says/article_dd3b4177-d0a2-55b0-851f-18b8f74103b6.html

https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/911-2-injured-in-charleston-west-virginia-shooting-involving-officer/

https://www.wdtv.com/2023/01/11/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-name-released/

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/kanawha_valley/charleston-officer-will-not-face-charges-over-shooting-prosecutors-office-says/article_0d04539b-cbdb-5526-a722-539fbe8f38dc.html

https://wchstv.com/news/local/charleston-police-shoot-person-on-spring-street

Off-duty deputy Racer was in his cruiser with a woman at the time of the crash, traveling on Route 60 toward Third Avenue when he hit Laney Hudson in the crosswalk for unclear reasons. Eyewitnesses said they smelled alcohol on the officer’s breath after the fatal accident. The Sheriff’s Office claimed that they had administered a breathalyzer and it was negative but police did not state when this was done. Eyewitnesses also stated that the officer’s vehicle had driven without lights and he only turned them on after the accident. The officer was not charged. The family is demanding a jury trial as of September 2023.

https://www.wsaz.com/2022/12/31/person-struck-killed-by-vehicle/

https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/girl-hit-and-killed-in-accident-involving-west-virginia-sheriffs-deputy-identified-by-mother/

https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/cabell-county-wv/family-of-west-virginia-13-year-old-who-was-struck-killed-by-off-duty-deputy-demands-jury-trial/

https://wchstv.com/news/local/protests-continue-for-girl-hit-and-killed-by-off-duty-cabell-deputy

https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/person-struck-and-killed-by-vehicle-in-huntington-west-virginia/

https://www.wsaz.com/2022/12/31/person-struck-killed-by-vehicle/

wowktv.com/news/local/girl-hit-and-killed-in-accident-involving-west-virginia-sheriffs-deputy-identified-by-mother/

https://wchstv.com/news/local/protests-continued-tuesday-in-cabell-weeks-after-girl-struck-killed-by-deputys-cruiser

https://wchstv.com/news/local/protests-continue-for-girl-hit-and-killed-by-off-duty-cabell-deputy

Police were called to a domestic dispute in Bunker Hill with reports that a man had a gun. On arrival, police shot the man dead. Police withheld all further information on this case.

https://wvmetronews.com/2022/12/19/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-berkeley-county/

https://www.wdtv.com/2022/12/19/wvsp-uses-lethal-force-early-morning-incident/

Police received a call about a person who was not wanted on premises who had a gun. When they arrived, police allege that he made verbal threats and was shot and killed.

https://wvmetronews.com/2022/12/18/1-dead-in-mcdowell-county-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.lootpress.com/one-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-mcdowell-county/

https://www.wvnstv.com/top-stories/top-stories-beckley/breaking-one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-mcdowell-county/

https://www.bdtonline.com/news/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-mcdowell-county-remains-under-investigation/article_00d61966-7fae-11ed-aef5-0b44752cda3c.html