MIAMI, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the father and son that died over the weekend in a murder-suicide.
William Charles Moles, 50, fatally shot his son, Charles Anthony Moles, 33, on the front porch of a residence on Geneva Lane in the Miami part of eastern Kanawha County early Saturday morning.
Deputies say the two were in an argument that was likely fueled by alcohol. After a full investigation and completion of autopsy reports, investigators confirmed that William Moles did shoot his son and turned the gun on himself shortly after.
According to a release from the KCSO, detectives were unable to determine the exact cause of the argument and why it escalated to gunfire.