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Donaven J. White, 24, was shot and killed after a large fight at Mac’s Club on Edgington Lane in Wheeling, West Virginia, on the night of June 13, 2020. White, originally from Wheeling and living in Coshocton, Ohio, was found behind the bar, covered in blood, and later died at Wheeling Hospital from a gunshot wound. Several other patrons suffered minor injuries during the melee.

Investigators relied on eyewitness accounts and security camera footage that showed a man leave the bar and return with a gun, then shoot White; the victim crawled for cover behind the bar. The shooter was linked to 27-year-old Darrell D.J. Lesane Jr. of Wheeling by tattoos seen on video and by a witness who identified him via Snapchat. Mail addressed to Lesane was also recovered in trash at a Wheeling Island address connected to him.

A warrant for first-degree murder was issued and Lesane was considered armed and dangerous; after a six-day search he turned himself in and was held without bond. What started the fight and whether White and Lesane knew each other remains unknown.

Did anyone in the area see activity outside Mac’s Club that night or recognize the tattoos shown on the footage?