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Clayton Ware

Case from Fairlea, WV dated Jan 20, 2016

Victim Details

Clayton Ware

Male

White / Caucasian

Fairlea

WV

2016-01-20

33

Clayton

Ware

07/01/2026

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In the small community of Fairlea, West Virginia, the afternoon of January 20, 2016, took a tragic turn, ending the life of 33-year-old Clayton Ware, a White male. The events unfolded within the confines of the Circle J Square apartment complex, where a day that began with two men spending time together devolved into a fatal confrontation.

Clayton Ware was found in his apartment, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The man he had been with that day, 29-year-old Travis Norwood, became ...
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