On a Sunday afternoon, March 11, 2018, the life of 18-year-old Dewayne Lamont Robinson, a Black male from Akron, Ohio, was cut short by gun violence in Huntington, West Virginia. The shooting occurred around 1:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of 11th Avenue. Robinson, who was known by the nickname "Boi," was found with multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene.
Another female victim was also injured during the incident but received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
The investigation into Robinson's death quickly identified 18-year-old Brandon Keishaun Reed of Detroit as the suspected shooter. While Reed remained at large, an 18-year-old Huntington woman, Shania Ledawn Westmoreland, was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting. Westmoreland was charged with being an accessory before and after the fact to second-degree murder.
According to the criminal complaint, Westmoreland admitted to being present at the residence when the shooting took place. She also acknowledged knowing that Reed was wanted as a suspect. In the aftermath of the shooting, Westmoreland stated that she traveled with Reed in a vehicle to an apartment in Lawrence County, Ohio. She dropped him off there before driving the vehicle away from the area. Westmoreland was apprehended in Ohio a few days after the incident.
