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Richie Holcomb 2 of 2
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : White
Date : 06/03/2022
Location : Fire House Road
City : Birch River
County : Nicholas
State : West Virginia
Agency : Nicholas County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Tom Baker, J. Ellison
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Destruction of property
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.
