Steven Loftis, a 53-year-old male, died on May 13, 2023, in Saint Albans, West Virginia, after what authorities described as an accidental shooting. The reports surrounding his death indicate that the incident was not treated as a homicide and did not involve a known confrontation, argument, or attack by another person. Instead, the tragedy unfolded through the mishandling of a firearm that Loftis was carrying.
According to available online reporting, Loftis accidentally shot himself in the abdomen. The firearm was reportedly being carried in his pants pocket rather than secured in a holster, and the gun discharged in a way that caused a fatal wound. What might have seemed like an ordinary moment quickly became irreversible, leaving emergency responders and investigators to piece together how a preventable firearm accident had taken his life.
Kanawha County authorities investigated the incident as an accidental shooting.
The case was expected to be reviewed by the state medical examiner’s office, which is standard in fatal incidents where the exact medical cause and manner of death must be formally confirmed. The details available publicly do not indicate that another person was suspected of shooting Loftis or that anyone intentionally caused his death.
No arrests, suspect names, criminal charges, trial proceedings, or convictions were reported in connection with Steven Loftis’s death. Based on the available information, the death was classified as an accidental firearm-related fatality rather than a murder case.
