On August 23, 2017, 31-year-old David Eugene Punkie Elmore of Clendenin, West Virginia, was killed by gunfire during a neighbor dispute on Laurel Fork Road in Kanawha County. According to investigators, the confrontation began when Elmore, sitting in the passenger seat of a pickup driven by his wife Cora Mae Elmore, sprayed neighbor Randall Douglas Woods with bug spray during an ongoing argument. Woods, who was seated on an ATV in the roadway, drew a firearm and fired into the truck, striking David Elmore and Cora Mae Elmore.

David Elmore was pronounced dead at the scene after attempts at CPR; Cora Mae Elmore, then 38, survived and was taken to the hospital. The shooting involved multiple neighbors and a third family member riding in the truck cab. Woods was charged and later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on March 27, 2019; the judge called the shooting a tragic overreaction and sentenced him to five years in prison. David Elmore’s funeral was held August 31, 2017, and he was buried in the Elmore Family Cemetery in Clendenin.

Did anyone in the area witness the argument that escalated into this shooting or have additional details about what led up to it?