Police | Man shot, killed along Charleston’s West Side while ‘playing with gun’

UPDATE: 8/3/2022 6:15 a.m.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Charleston police say a man has been charged in connection with the death of another man while they were ‘playing with a gun.’

Police say Marcus Linville is charged with Wanton Endangerment.

They say he and the victim, Dominique Poindexter, were drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana Monday evening prior to the shooting.

At one point, the men began ‘playing’ with a firearm that they believed to be unloaded, officers say.

Poindexter was hit in the head and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

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UPDATE: 8/2/2022 8:15 a.m.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A man was shot and killed Monday night on Charleston’s West Side.

According to the Charleston Police Department, Dominque Poindexter, 22, of Charleston, was shot in the 500 block of Wyoming Street just after 10:30 p.m.

Officers say Poindexter and another man were drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana Monday evening prior to the shooting.

At one point, the men began ‘playing’ with a firearm that they believed to be unloaded, officers say.

A release by the police department states the man with Poindexter pointed the firearm at him and pulled the trigger.

Poindexter was hit in the head and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The man accused of pulling the trigger immediately called 911 and officers say he has been fully cooperating with the investigation.

The investigation will be reviewed by the Kanawha County Prosecutors office.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Charleston Police Department officers are on the scene of a shooting late Monday night on the city’s West Side, Metro 911 dispatchers say.

The incident was reported just after 10:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Wyoming Street.

Other details are unavailable, but we’re working to get more information.

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