William L. Simons was 41 when he was fatally shot in Bluefield, West Virginia, on May 4, 2019. Reports say the shooting left him with fatal injuries and prompted a local investigation.

In the days after the homicide, authorities arrested a suspect and charged that person with first-degree murder and armed robbery. The accused was initially held on bond and was later denied bond in court as the legal process proceeded.

Anyone who was in Bluefield on or around May 4, 2019, or who has information about the events that led to William Simons’s death is asked to come forward.