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Dylan Bailey

Case from Charleston, WV dated Sep 21, 2016

Victim Details

Dylan Bailey

Male

White / Caucasian

Charleston

WV

2016-09-21

20

Dylan

Bailey

08/12/2026

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Dylan Taylor Bailey, a 20-year-old White male from the Charleston, West Virginia, area, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of September 21, 2016, at Oakes Field in South Charleston. The confrontation occurred on the football field at roughly 2 a.m. and began as a planned fight involving Bailey and De'Anthony Akeem Thornabar, who was 21 and also lived in South Charleston. Investigators later said the dispute was connected to a woman. What began as a fistfight escalated into gunfire, ...
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  • Update: Vigil for shooting victim held at murder scene
  • One person killed, one in custody after shooting in South Charleston
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