On October 18, 2021, Karen Sue Dempsey, 52, was found dead alongside her husband, Shawn Dempsey, 52, at their home on Brogue Drive in the Dingess Mountain area of Verdunville, West Virginia. Authorities described the incident as a targeted event and concluded the shootings were a domestic violence incident that resulted in both deaths.

Officials identified Shawn Dempsey as the person who shot Karen before dying by a self-inflicted gunshot. Investigators reported no other suspects and said the violence was confined to the household; the case was later closed by the authorities.

If anyone knew the Dempseys, their household, or observed anything in that neighborhood on or around October 18, 2021, please share what might help clarify the circumstances.