On the evening of January 29, 2021, Hamlin, West Virginia, police responded to a shooting at a Maple Street residence and found 60-year-old Bobby Walden Jr. suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency medical services transported Walden to a local hospital, but he died en route.

State police investigators identified the suspect as the victim’s juvenile step-grandson.

Does anyone who lived in Hamlin at the time have information about the shooting or knew the Walden family that could help clarify what happened?