Dominque Poindexter, 22, died the night of August 1, 2022, after being shot inside a Charleston, West Virginia, home. The shooting occurred at a residence in the 500 block of Wyoming Street on the city’s West Side, where Poindexter had been spending the evening with a friend. Police described the incident as an accidental shooting.

Investigators say Poindexter and his friend, Marcus Lee Linville, had been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana and were handling a firearm they both believed was unloaded. Linville later told police the two routinely pointed guns at one another and pretended to shoot. Officers arrived after a 911 call and Poindexter was pronounced dead around 10:45 p.m.

Linville, 23, was arrested and initially charged with wanton endangerment; he posted bond and was released. The case was later referred to the Kanawha County Prosecutor’s Office and Linville was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Does anyone have information about that night or about Dominque Poindexter’s activities in Charleston that could help clarify what happened?