James Taylor Morris, a 66-year-old retired coal miner from Saint Albans, West Virginia, was shot dead on the evening of November 26, 2018, at a residence in the 6700 block of MacCorkle Avenue in Jefferson. Morris was fatally shot in the neck after an altercation; a witness found him bleeding at the back door of his home.

Authorities identified Douglas Fatty Kidd III, 33, of Nitro, as the primary suspect. According to a Kanawha County criminal complaint, Kidd and Morris had a dispute at the residence, after which Morris briefly went back inside and then returned outside. Kidd, seated in the passenger seat of a truck, allegedly shot Morris and continued firing as the vehicle drove away. Video surveillance and witness statements were cited in the complaint.

Within days investigators arrested several people. On November 29, 2018, Kidd was charged with first-degree murder and held without bond. Amy French, 32, of Charleston, was charged with accessory after the fact; she was reportedly at the residence and had received messages from Kidd, including a photo of a handgun in his lap. James Garnes, 36, of Given, was also charged with accessory after the fact; video showed Garnes’ truck arriving before the shooting and leaving shortly after, and his bond was set at $100,000 cash-only.

Does anyone have information about the events at the 6700 block of MacCorkle Avenue on November 26, 2018, or knew James Morris?