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Joseph Tanner

Case from Calvin, WV dated Sep 11, 2024

Victim Details

Joseph Tanner

Male

Calvin

WV

2024-09-11

69

Joseph

Tanner

litigation

07/01/2026

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Joseph Tanner, a 69-year-old male from Summersville, West Virginia, was killed on Wednesday evening, September 11, 2024, at Beaver Lake Campground in Calvin, a quiet Nicholas County setting where campers and visitors would not have expected the night to end in a homicide investigation. Around 7:19 p.m., Nicholas County 911 received a call reporting that someone had been shot at the campground. When deputies and West Virginia State Police arrived, they found Tanner lying on the ground with an app ...
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  • https://www.wdtv.com: Police make arrest after shooting death at Beaver Lake Campground in Nicholas County
  • https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/nicholas-county-wv/man-arrested-after-fatal-nicholas-county-campground-shooting/
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