On the evening of July 21, 2020, a fatal altercation occurred on the side of U.S. Route 19 in Birch River, West Virginia, resulting in the death of 41-year-old David Allen Stover, a White male. The incident, which took place at approximately 6:15 p.m., involved a firearm and led to Stover being shot and killed at the scene.
According to the Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, the victim's son, David Allen Stover Jr., 22, of Poca, was identified as the alleged shooter.
Following the incident, Stover Jr. was arrested by sheriff's deputies and subsequently charged with murder. He was then held in the Central Regional Jail without bail. The shooting is reported to have occurred during an altercation between the father and son.
The investigation into the death of David Stover was handled by the Nicholas County Sheriff's Department. While the motive and the specific details of the altercation were not immediately released, authorities confirmed that a firearm was used in the commission of the crime. The case proceeded through the legal system following the arrest of the primary suspect.
