Shawn Dempsey, 52, and his wife Karen Sue Dempsey, 52, were found dead at their Brogue Drive home in the Dingess Mountain area of Verdunville, Logan County, West Virginia, after gunshots were reported late Monday morning on October 18, 2021. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation.

Witnesses identified the couple’s son, Shawn Delemore Dempsey, 32, as a primary suspect and saw him in Logan County before the shooting and leaving the scene in an SUV. He was later located in Wayne County, which led to a high-speed pursuit across county lines. The chase ended on Mare Drive in Mingo County when his vehicle became inoperable. After exiting the vehicle and firing at Mingo County deputies, officers returned fire and fatally shot the suspect. The West Virginia State Police are investigating the officer-involved shooting.

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