Jeremy Ryan Peters, 41, was shot and killed late on the night of December 30, 2021, after an argument inside Terry’s Café in Boone County, West Virginia, escalated into a physical fight and gunfire. West Virginia State Police said they were called at about 11:30 p.m.; troopers found Peters dead from a gunshot wound at the scene.

Investigators reported that Dickens allegedly shot Peters and then fled; Dickens was later located in Raleigh County and taken into custody by the State Police Special Response Team and charged with murder. The case was described as an active homicide investigation.

Court proceedings in Boone County moved forward but encountered delays. Early 2023 reporting noted a mistrial after jurors contracted COVID-19 and that a subsequent trial faced further interruptions tied to juror availability. Peters was born August 24, 1980, in Charleston, West Virginia, and his obituary lists his place of death as Whitesville on December 30, 2021.

If anyone was at Terry’s Café that night or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please share what is known.