On March 21, 2024, Alexis Breanna Beard, aged 26, lost her life due to gun violence in Huntington, West Virginia. She was one of the victims in a shooting incident that occurred in the 2700 block of North Staunton Road.
The shooting took place in the late afternoon, shortly after 5:30 p.m., when police responded to a call regarding a double shooting. Upon arrival, they found two women and a child with gunshot wounds.
Alexis Beard and the other woman, identified as Sharon Crawford, 51, the wife of the suspect, were taken to the hospital but both succumbed to their injuries. A 20-month-old female child was also injured but her condition was reported as stable.
The suspect, Clyde Crawford, 52, was identified as the perpetrator of the shooting. Initially, police believed he might have barricaded himself inside the home, but after a thorough search, they determined he was not there. An extensive search involving officers from Huntington, Kanawha, and Putnam counties, along with drones and K-9 teams, was conducted to locate Crawford.
Clyde Crawford's body was later found along the Ohio River near McClelland Park in Huntington's Highlawn neighborhood on Friday afternoon. It appears he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Alexis Beard was born on July 8, 1998, and her funeral arrangements were handled by Hall Funeral Home and Crematory in Huntington, WV.
