CHARLESTON, W.Va.—A West Virginia teenager was sentenced in adult court Tuesday to life in prison in the killings of four family members.
Gavin Smith, 18, of Elkview received three life sentences in Kanawha County Circuit Court on first-degree murder convictions in the December 2020 deaths of his mother, stepfather, and 12-year-old brother. He also was sentenced to 40 years on a second-degree murder charge in the death of his 3-year-old brother and an additional 10 years for using a firearm during a felony.
