Ethan Samuel Chic-Colbert, age 34

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Lost to gun violence on January 26, 2025 in Charleston, West Virginia.

Photo sources:

• Facebook
• Contributed photo

News sources:

• Jan 27: WV MetroNews: Deadly 24 hours in the Mountain State - WV MetroNews
• Charleston Gazette-Mail: Update: Victim in fatal East End shooting found guilty in boy's 2012 death
• https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/man-shot-dead-in-charleston-parking-lot/
• Charleston Gazette-Mail: Update: Victim in fatal East End shooting found guilty in boy's 2012 death
• Charleston Gazette-Mail: Victim in fatal East End shooting found guilty in boy's 2012 death
• Gun Violence Archive

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