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    Teen indicted in shooting death of tobacco store employee

    By Jessica Patterson,

    2024-05-24

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    CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A juvenile accused of shooting and killing a tobacco store employee in January has been indicted by a Kanawha County grand jury.

    The grand jury indicted Bre’Juan Williams-Hampton on Friday of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in the case. Williams-Hampton was 14 at the time of his arrest, and in April, his case was changed from juvenile to adult status .

    Williams Hampton is expected to appear in Kanawha County Circuit Court before Judge Maryclaire Akers at 1:30 p.m. June 11 for his arraignment.

    The charges stem from the death of 19-year-old Caden Martin, who was killed on Charleston’s West Side after being shot at the Tobacco and Pipe Shop on 7th Avenue on Jan. 30.

    In February, a second 14-year-old was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery, according to the Charleston Police Department. That teenager has not been publicly identified as their case is still in juvenile court.

    Both 14-year-olds were also charged with malicious wounding regarding another incident that happened a week prior at the 800 block of Woodward Drive. A 44-year-old woman was shot in the face while walking with her boyfriend , the Charleston Police Department told WOWK 13 News in February.

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