Charleston had seven homicides in 2023, down from 13 in 2022. In December alone, Sherry Jean Russell, Ritchie Hancock, 10, and Beverly Hensley were killed in City of Charleston. Kanawha County Sheriff s deputies investigated eight homicides, up from seven last year. South Charleston also had a homicide.
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A West Virginia police officer fatally shot a man who attacked him with a pipe on Wednesday. The suspect was suspected of trespassing and became violent.