Incident

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2-24-2023 West Virginia Princeton 1-1

Location

February 24, 2023

1986 Maple Acres Rd
Princeton, West Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Jessica Smith
Age: 40
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: John William Aaron Norton
Age: 28
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Shots fired, no injury
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator surrender at standoff
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Mercer County, man fatally shot woman through front door of her home across street before barricading himself in residence and continuing to fire during standoff with police, .40-caliber firearm

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 40 SW

Sources

URL: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/02/25/man-in-jail-after-shooting-death-stand-off/

URL: https://www.wvva.com/2023/02/25/update-woman-dead-man-custody-following-police-standoff-mercer-co/

URL: https://www.wboy.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-after-mercer-county-standoff/

URL: https://www.bdtonline.com/news/virginia-man-facing-second-degree-murder-after-maple-acres-road-shooting/article_798f68f2-b6dc-11ed-90bf-67df603ef064.html

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 6
State House District: 38