2023 murders, homicide deaths in Charleston, Kanawha County | Kanawha Valley
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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