Shane Michael Bush, a 26-year-old White/Caucasian male from Cabin Creek, West Virginia, died on Christmas morning, December 25, 2022, after a family argument turned deadly inside a residence along Decota Road in the Eskdale area of Kanawha County. What should have been a holiday morning became the scene of a fatal shooting just before 8 a.m., when Kanawha County deputies were called to the home and found that Bush had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators said the shooting happened during a fight inside the residence. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, a family member fired a gun several times in an attempt to break up the altercation. In the process, the gunfire struck and killed Bush.
Deputies later said the shooter was Bush’s brother, and he was detained as authorities worked to determine exactly what happened inside the home.
The sheriff’s office said there was no ongoing threat to the public, and early reports indicated that no arrest had been made at the time the case was publicly released. Authorities said the Kanawha County Prosecutor’s Office would review the investigation to determine whether any criminal charges were warranted. Publicly available reports did not show a named suspect, formal arrest, trial, or conviction in connection with Bush’s death.
Outside of the violent circumstances of his death, Bush was remembered by those who loved him as a young man with deep ties to his family and community. His obituary described him as a Riverside High School graduate who worked as a coal miner at Speed Mining in Dawes. He was remembered as outgoing, hardworking, devoted to his wife, and someone whose smile and personality left a lasting impression on the people around him.
The death of Shane Bush left his family grieving not only the loss of a son, husband, brother, and friend, but also the painful circumstances of a holiday morning that ended with gunfire inside a family home. The available reports describe the case as a fatal shooting involving his brother during a domestic dispute, with prosecutors expected to review the facts before deciding whether charges should follow.
