Shooting at I-79 on 04/16/2026 12:00 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 04/16/2026 12:00 AM

Description: A Person Was Shot And Killed Following A Police Pursuit.

Address: I-79, Kanawha County, WV

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Leo Sweeney

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Charleston, WV on 03/01/2006

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'5" - 5'7" Weight: 125 - 130 lbs

Case Number

MP40827

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Area Cold Cases

Name

Cleo Burdette

Age

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Cold case spotlight on august 13, 2004, cleo burdette was beaten to death in his on home. The victim's sister found him the next morning after he didn't answer her phone call. Investigators found broken windows, a cut phone line and a ransacked home and believe robbery may have been the motive. Mr. Burdette was a cattle farmer and had sold a number of cattle at auction the day he was killed. Several witnesses reported seeing a red or orange toyota truck near mr. Burdette's residence. There is a $10,000 reward being offered by the family in this case. If you have any information about the 2004 unsolved murder of cleo burdette you are asked to please contact the kanawha county sheriff's office at (304)357-0169.

Agency

Kanawha County Sheriff's Office

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