Taylor M. Albert, 30, was found shot to death inside a residence on Elm Street in Weirton, West Virginia, in the early morning hours of September 28, 2024. Hancock County 911 had received a call from Jordan Lee Pager requesting police and an ambulance for what he described as a drug overdose. Responding officers arrived at about 4:50 a.m.

Police say Pager was outside the home armed and yelling at ambulance personnel; officers ordered him to drop the weapon, then tased and detained him. Inside the residence, first responders found Taylor with a gunshot wound to the face; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities reported Pager was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and held without bond.

Prosecutors later urged that evidence supported premeditation while defense counsel disputed that claim. Investigators alleged Pager pointed the gun at two female paramedics after coming outside and made a statement about killing his family; officials also said they believed he had taken psychedelic mushrooms before the shooting. A grand jury subsequently indicted Pager on murder and wanton endangerment charges and ordered him to stand trial.

If anyone knew Taylor or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known.