Violent crime increases in West Virginia as pandemic stretches on By
January 3, 2021 - 6:00 am
Kanawha County detectives exit a house near Elkview on Dec. 13 where 4 people were killed including 2 children. (Photo/MetroNews)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Violent crimes and tragedies have been on the increase in West Virginia in recent months causing some to wonder how much the ongoing pandemic is contributing to the behavior.
Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford
Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford said 10 deaths in connection with six separate murder cases in his county from Dec. 1 to Jan. 1 have left him at a loss to explain it.
“I don’t know,” Rutherford said. “I’m been doing this in Kanawha County for 48 years and I’ve never seen the likes of this.”
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