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Gary Carrier

Case from Charleston, WV dated Aug 10, 2003

Victim Details

Gary Carrier

Male

White / Caucasian

Charleston

WV

2003-08-10

44

Gary

Carrier

08/27/2026

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Gary Carrier Jr., a 44-year-old White/Caucasian man from South Charleston, West Virginia, was visiting friends on the night of August 10, 2003, when he stopped at a Go-Mart convenience store on Charleston's West Side. Shortly before 11:30 p.m., Carrier was standing outside the store talking on a pay telephone when a single gunshot struck him in the head. The shot had apparently been fired from a considerable distance, and Carrier died at the scene. What initially appeared to be an isolated and b ...
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  • The Star Banner: Families remember three West Virginia shooting victims
  • One Sniper Is Suspected in Three Killings in West Virginia (Published 2003)
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