Lashawn Deondre Shelton, a 26-year-old Black man from Beckley, West Virginia, was struck in a burst of gunfire during an exchange between occupants of two vehicles on the night of Saturday, April 22, 2023, near Sheridan Avenue and Seventh Avenue. Police say the shooting happened around 8:30 p.m.; officers arriving on scene found two wrecked vehicles, multiple firearms, and roughly 100 shell casings. Three men suffered gunshot wounds; Shelton was transported to a Charleston-area hospital and later died of his injuries.

Public reports give slightly different dates for his death, with police saying he died after the April 22 shooting, later coverage naming April 25, and obituary notices listing April 24. Beckley police indicated the incident was linked to another shooting two days earlier and occurred during a surge of local violence that had already claimed another life and wounded a teenager. After the Sheridan Avenue shooting, 26-year-old Chevauhn Akeem Gray was arrested on a prohibited-possession-of-a-firearm charge; police said more charges and arrests were expected but did not specify who fired the fatal shot.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Beckley Police Department Detective Bureau or Crime Stoppers of West Virginia.