ELKVIEW, W.Va. — A juvenile has been charged with four counts of murder in connection with the deaths of two adults and two children at a home near Elkview in Kanawha County.
In a brief statement released at a little after 7 p.m. Sunday, Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford said a juvenile had been charged with the killings. He said further information would not be released because the defendant was a juvenile.
Rutherford did tell reporters earlier Sunday that a fifth member of the family, a teenage boy, had been located away from the crime scene and was being spoken to by deputies. Rutherford had also reported the crime, which he described as violent, was not a random act.
Rutherford earlier said a man, his wife and sons, ages 12 and 3, were found deceased by a relative at about 10:40 a.m. Sunday in a house on Cemetery Hill Drive.
A family member had tried to get in touch with the family on Saturday but was unsuccessful that’s why they went to the house on Sunday. The relative found the front door unlocked.
“We determined immediately on the deputies’ arrival they were all deceased,” Rutherford said.
The four apparently died by gunshot but Rutherford has yet to release an exact cause of death.
The department’s crime scene vehicle was on the scene along with an assistant Kanawha County prosecutor.
The names of the victims are expected to be released some time Monday.
Neighbor Samra Mullins said she hadn’t heard anything coming from the nearby home.
“It’s a little nerve-wracking. You don’t expect this to be so close to home,” Mullins said.
She said everyone in the community is a little on edge.
“It’s just more stress. You know, we’re dealing with the COVID. It’s just more bad news,” Mullins said.
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