WV Teen Laurina Blake Found Shot Dead Saturday Was Once Subject Of Missing Persons Case

CHARLESTON, WV. (THECOUNT) — Laurina Blake, identified as the victim of a fatal weekend shooting in West Virginia, was once the subject of a missing persons case in South Charleston, according to records.

Blake, 18, was found shot to death on Lovell Drive in Charleston around 7:15 p.m. Saturday.

Police noted the body was riddled with “multiple gunshot wounds.”

Authorities say they found Blake lying in a pool of blood. She was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital of gunshot injuries.

No arrests have been made. Police say a possible suspect vehicle is a white SUV that left the scene after the shooting, reports BeaumontEnterprise.

In April of 2015, South Charleston Police asked for the public’s help in locating Blake. They later posted the young woman had been located safe:

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Geo quick facts: Charleston, at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, is West Virginia’s capital city. A riverside complex includes the gold-domed State Capitol, the Governor’s Mansion and the West Virginia State Museum and theater. The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences has art and discovery museums, a planetarium and a concert hall. Downtown’s Capitol Market houses food vendors and eateries in a former freight station – wikipedia.