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Travis W. Bartley was 24 and from Hedgesville, West Virginia. His life ended on June 13, 2016, during a confrontation at a secluded property in the Valley High Timber Farms area west of Great Cacapon. That afternoon Bartley and three other men were clearing logs from the driveway of a vacant residence at 1162 Gamble Lane when Erick D. Shute appeared carrying a rifle. Shots were fired; Travis Bartley suffered gunshot wounds to his right abdomen and back and died at the scene. Jack Douglas and William Bartley Jr. also died; Terry Lee Marks escaped and later testified about the events. Investigators found no weapons on the victims and noted two of the three were shot in the back. Shute contacted police after the shooting, acknowledged he had fired, and said he acted in self-defense because he believed the men posed a threat. He was captured after an interstate search, charged with multiple counts including three counts of first-degree murder, and later tried and convicted.

Does anyone have information about the property at 1162 Gamble Lane or recall activity in the Valley High Timber Farms area that day?