Incident

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4-07-2021 West Virginia Charleston 1-1

Location

April 07, 2021

Central Ave and Glenwood Ave
Charleston, West Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Kelvin 'K.J.' Taylor
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Dekotis Elijah Thomas
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)

Notes

West Side, high school student shot later died

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wowktv.com/top-stories/person-shot-in-charleston/

URL: https://www.wvnstv.com/news/update-fatal-shooting-victim-identified-as-18-year-old-high-school-student/

URL: https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/capital-high-student-shot-killed-on-charlestons-west-side/article_4ad784e8-8d87-53aa-8fa7-02bbd2498c14.html

URL: https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/live-charleston-police-chief-speaks-on-kj-taylor-murder-investigation/

URL: https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/suspect-indicted-in-shooting-of-kj-taylor-and-in-2019-murder-case/

URL: https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/arrest-made-in-shooting-murder-of-kelvin-kj-taylor/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 8
State House District: 37