Joey Lee Rose was 37 when he was shot to death in Eskdale, West Virginia, on February 2, 2018. The shooting followed an alleged period of harassment: it is reported that for at least two weeks before the killing, Gary Anderson Murphy and companions had been chasing and tracking Rose. On the day of the incident a physical fight reportedly broke out, and Murphy allegedly produced a gun, shot Rose multiple times in the back, and after Rose fell fired two additional fatal shots while standing over him.

Murphy, 27 at the time, remained at the scene with the weapon until law enforcement arrived and was arrested. He was charged with murder by the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office and released from jail on a $75,000 bond with home confinement pending trial.

Are there witnesses or local details about the days of harassment that could shed more light on what led to the killing?