Incident

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6-03-2022 West Virginia Birch River 2-3

Location

June 03, 2022

537 Old Rte 19
Birch River, West Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Deputy Tom Baker
Age Group: Adult 18+
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Corporal Josh Ellison
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Ritchie Holcomb
Age: 36
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Brent Tyler Kelly
Age: 28
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Melanie Clodfelter
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide^
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

Fire House Rd near US-19, two Nicholas County deputies and two suspects shot during gunfire exchange at camper in front of Vol Fire Dept, one deputy died and one suspect killed himself, 9mm handgun and Radical Firearms RF-15 multi-caliber assault rifle knowingly purchased by woman for convicted felon