Following notification of family members, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office can now release the name of the victim in this morning’s murder in the Mink Shoals area of Kanawha County. The deceased man’s name is Shane Patrick Henry. He was 26 years old, and is from the Charleston, WV area.
Detectives with the Kanawha Bureau of Investigation are still investigating the crime, and request anyone with information about the murder call them at 304-357-0169 or submit anonymous tips online through our website at www.kanawhasheriff.us.
ORIGINAL RELEASE:
On June 15, 2013 at approximately 8:35 hours Metro 911 received a call of a person on the ground near a dumpster along John Wesley Drive in the Mink Shoals area of Kanawha County. Deputies and medical first responders from the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority responded within moments and found the 26 year old man dead. He was shot numerous times.
The responding deputies secured the area, and detectives with the Kanawha Bureau of Investigation began processing the crime scene, gathering evidence, and interviewing potential witnesses. Some neighbors reported hearing noises similar to gunshots or firecrackers in the early morning hours. However, no calls were placed to Metro 911.
The victim’s name will not be released until notification is made to his family. Detectives request anyone with information about the murder call them at 304-357-0169 or submit anonymous tips online through our website at www.kanawhasheriff.us.
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Corporal B. D. Humphreys
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
301 Virginia Street East,
Charleston WV 25301
304-357-0732 / 304-951-7328