On the evening of Sunday, November 25, 2018, 37-year-old William Joseph Spencer was found in the front yard of a home on Orchard Road in Ballard, West Virginia, after an altercation. He had sustained a single gunshot wound to his upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene. Responding West Virginia State Police reported that a person suspected of the shooting was present when officers arrived and had also been injured during the altercation; that individual was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Authorities opened an active investigation and, in the days after the incident, confirmed it remained ongoing. Investigators did not publicly release the suspected shooter’s identity or details about that person’s injuries, and initial reports stated no criminal charges had been filed immediately following the shooting. Few public updates have appeared since, leaving key questions about motive and the events leading up to the shooting unanswered.

Did anyone in Ballard or the surrounding area have information about William Spencer, his activities on November 25, 2018, or the dispute at the Orchard Road residence?