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Walter Toppins

Case from Wayne, WV dated Feb 21, 2017

Victim Details

Walter Toppins

Male

White / Caucasian

Wayne

WV

2017-02-21

77

Walter

Toppins

07/14/2026

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In the quiet hills of Wayne, West Virginia, a dispute between two men sharing a home escalated to a fatal conclusion, ending the life of 77-year-old Walter Toppins. On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, Toppins, a White male, was shot and killed in the residence he shared on Big Branch Road. The tranquility of the area was shattered by this act of violence, leaving a community in shock and a family to mourn the loss of a loved one. Toppins was a retired employee of Turman Construction Company and a mem ...
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