Incident
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9-04-2023 West Virginia Davis 1-1
Location
September 04, 2023
9147 Appalachian HwyDavis, West Virginia
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Joseph M. Nelson
- Age: 46
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Daniel Lee Saunders
- Age: 41
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
- Suicide^
- Murder/Suicide
- Officer Involved Incident
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
- Road rage
Notes
Tucker County WV-32 between Davis and Canaan Valley, man shot in road rage altercation after he and his son exited their vehicle armed with pipe and large wrench, later died; Sep 5 suspect died from self-inflicted gunshot inside camping/river lot residence at 22654 Mountaineer Dr in Seneca Rocks after standoff next day
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
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- URL: https://www.wboy.com/news/tucker/west-virginia-state-police-searching-for-truck-driver-after-deadly-road-rage-incident/
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- URL: https://www.wdtv.com/2023/09/05/wvsp-looking-person-involved-fatal-road-rage-shooting-tucker-county/
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- URL: https://www.wboy.com/news/crime/suspect-found-dead-after-standoff-in-deadly-tucker-county-road-rage-investigation-troopers-say/
District
Congressional District: 2State Senate District: 14
State House District: 85