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Dennis Claude Stanley

Case from Montcalm, WV dated Sep 10, 2016

Victim Details

Dennis Claude Stanley

Male

White / Caucasian

Montcalm

WV

2016-09-10

69

Dennis

Claude Stanley

06/25/2026

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On September 10, 2016, Dennis Claude Stanley, a 69-year-old male of European-American/White descent, was fatally shot by law enforcement in Montcalm, West Virginia. The incident occurred on Lorton Lick Road, near Route 71, in Mercer County.

The events leading to Stanley's death began when dispatchers received a call about an armed man acting erratically in the road. In response, deputies from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office and troopers from the West Virginia State Police were dispatch ...
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  • the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
  • Fox News: Authorities: West Virginia Deputy Involved In Fatal Shooting
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