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Walmart Employee Shot and Killed in Parking Lot in West Virginia
Investigators say the victim and suspect share children, and a pistol was recovered after surveillance footage identified the man, officials said.
- On Monday, 54-year-old Eric Dewayne Richmond fatally shot 40-year-old Misty Rose Williams in the parking lot of the Nitro Marketplace Walmart. Authorities charged Richmond with first-degree murder.
- Coworkers discovered Williams 'slumped over' inside her vehicle after she failed to return from a break. Records indicate Williams and Richmond shared children, though officials have not released a motive.
- Surveillance video showed Richmond entering the vehicle, which then moved 'in a violent manner' and struck a parked car. Investigators recovered a 9mm handgun from the suspect's home.
- Richmond was arraigned at the Kanawha County Magistrate Court on Monday and remains in custody at the South Central Regional Jail. He is being held without bond.
- A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 20 to address the first-degree murder charge. Investigators continue to examine evidence regarding the circumstances of the shooting in Nitro.
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UPDATE: Homicide victim at Nitro Walmart parking lot was store employee, deputies say
NITRO, W.Va. (WOWK) - Deputies say a woman found in a vehicle in the Nitro Walmart parking lot after she died of a gunshot wound was an employee of the store. The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office is investigating the woman's death as a homicide. Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers said Monday morning that around 9:15 [...]
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