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Boone man charged in father’s death

DANVILLE, W.Va. — A man is in custody after allegedly killing his father Saturday.

Boone County deputies charged Jeremy Bennett, 42, of Danville, with first degree murder after finding his father, Ray Bennett, dead of gunshot wounds at a residence in the Danville area.

Deputies said Bennett told them of the shooting after they responded to a vehicle crash involving Bennett on Corridor G at around 3:30 p.m.

Bennett is being held without bail.





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