West Virginia Teenager Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of 4 Family Members

A high school kid in West Virginia was condemned to life in jail on Tuesday for killing his mom, stepfather and two kin.

Gavin Smith, 18, got life in jail with benevolence for three includes of first-degree murder in a Kanawha Region court, meaning he’s qualified for parole in 15 years under West Virginia regulation, revealed WSAZ-television in Huntington, W. Va.

Smith was found blameworthy on three counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder and one count of utilizing a gun during the commission of a crime last month for the passings of Daniel Dale Long, 37, Risa Mae Saunders, 39, Gage Ripley, 12, and Jameson Long, 3.

Judge Kenneth Ballard said at the condemning that he just conceded kindness since it was ordered by state regulation, per the station.

“You killed your whole family without blinking, Mr. Smith,” Ballard said. “You contrived this intend to kill your family long stretches of time ahead of time for the childish explanation of investing energy with your sweetheart. You executed your mom and stepfather by shooting them in the head while they were snoozing. Then you executed your two brothers by shooting them in the head. The most youthful of which was concealing under his lodging.”

“Your activities must be depicted as a demonstration of unadulterated fiendishness,” proceeded with Ballard. “I find that you have no regret for your activities.”

Smith was 16 when he carried out the killings in December 2020. A relative found the casualties took shots dead at their home in Elkview, revealed WBOY-television.

Smith was prosecuted for the killings last June, the station added. His sweetheart at that point, Rebecca Walker, likewise conceded as a grown-up to four counts of extra sometime later to first-degree murder and was condemned to 10 years in jail in September 2021.

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At Tuesday’s condemning, Daniel Long’s dad talked about his anguish following his relatives’ demises.

“I never anticipated that my life should be in such unrest at this stage,” Doug Long said. “Nobody understands what life brings and the circumstance encompassing this awful homicide was unbelievable. Nothing could set me up for the distress and hurt caused for all of us by this episode.”

“It is my viewpoint that his sentence ought to be brutal and extreme, served to the greatest while permitted by regulation,” went on Lengthy. “Human existence is a gift from God our maker. He and just He has a privilege to give life and to end it.”