On Friday afternoon, September 14, 2018, 42-year-old Harry Joseph Simpkins of Switzer, West Virginia, was fatally shot at a residence on Shawnee Circle in the Rossmore area of Logan County. The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. Simpkins was known as Joe or Dog to friends and family.

West Virginia State Police arrested 46-year-old Layton Seth Cline of Baisden and charged him with murder in connection with Simpkins’ death. Cline was held at the Southwestern Regional Jail. Authorities described the shooting as domestic in nature, though they have not detailed the precise relationship between Simpkins and the accused. This incident was separate from another Logan County shooting that same evening.

Simpkins is remembered by family as a son, husband, father and an outdoorsman who enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson. Does anyone have information about Simpkins, his activities that day, or the relationship between him and the accused?