Incident

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5-02-2021 West Virginia Beckley 1-1

Location

May 02, 2021

500 block of Terrill St
Beckley, West Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Dwayne Richardson Jr.
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Acquaintance
Name: Jeriamyah Jacob Fortner
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Thought gun was unloaded
Playing with gun
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

teen shot in group playing around with AR-15 rifle thought unloaded, friends driving him to hospital flagged down police S Fayette St at Truman Ave, later died

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 223 Rem [AR-15]

Sources

URL: https://wvva.com/2021/05/03/police-asking-for-information-in-shooting-death-of-18-year-old-woodrow-wilson-high-school-student/

URL: https://wvva.com/2021/05/05/one-arrested-following-the-shooting-death-of-woodrow-wilson-high-school-student/

URL: https://www.wvnstv.com/news/breaking-police-make-arrest-in-shooting-death-of-woodrow-student/

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 9
State House District: 29