Fatal shooting near West Virginia elementary school leaves 1 dead, 3 arrested

Mercer County shooting leaves one dead and three in jail

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — One man is dead and three are in jail after a shooting in a Mercer County school yard. State Police say Dawlton Blankenship, 24, of Bluefield suffered a gunshot wound to the head in the parking lot of Brushfork Elementary School on Friday June 26th. He was taken to WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital’s Bluefield Emergency Department. He was soon transferred on to Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Virginia where he died of his…

Fatal shooting near West Virginia elementary school leaves 1 dead, 3 arrested

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WTRF) - On Friday, June 26, the West Virginia State Police Princeton Detachment began an investigation into a fatal shooting that occurred in the area of Brushfork Elementary School. Troopers responded and located Dawlton D. Blankenship, of Bluefield, who had sustained a gunshot wound. The 24-year-old was transported to WVU Medicine Princeton Community [...]

State Police arrest three Bluefield men in fatal shooting near elementary school

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Three men face murder and conspiracy charges following a shooting near an elementary school on Friday that left a 24-year-old Bluefield man dead, according to the West Virginia State Police.

Man Dies After Shooting at Brushfork Elementary Parking Lot; Suspect Charged with Murder

BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A shooting that began as an arranged confrontation in the parking lot of Brushfork Elementary School has turned deadly, with one man now dead and a suspect facing a second-degree murder charge. According to the West Virginia State Police, troopers responded at approximately 8:56 p.m. on June 26 after Mercer County 911 received reports of shots fired. Although the initial call listed a residence on Charcoal Street, dis…