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Gallery: Victims of Huntington's drug trade

Michael Dillon, 17, of Huntington, and Megan Poston, 16, of Barboursville, were killed May 22, 2005, along Charleston Avenue. Also killed that night were Donte Ward, 19, of Huntington, and Eddrick Clark, 18, of South Point, Ohio. Authorities believe the quadruple homicide involved drug thefts and the dealer's revenge.

January 08, 2009 @ 11:45 AM

In recent years, several drug-related homicides and shootings have caused public fear and given the city of Huntington a bad reputation.

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Michael Dillon, 17, of Huntington, and Megan Poston, 16, of Barboursville, were killed May 22, 2005, along Charleston Avenue. Also killed that night were Donte Ward, 19, of Huntington, and Eddrick Clark, 18, of South Point, Ohio. Authorities believe the quadruple homicide involved drug thefts and the dealer's revenge.

Courtesy of WSAZ Wendy Morgan, 31, of Logan, W.Va., died July 28, 2004, after the honors student turned drug addict and prostitute stole crack cocaine from a local crack house. Separate juries determined two Detroit men fatally wounded Morgan on orders from their female drug boss.

Karen Stultz of Catlettsburg, Ky., was killed April 21, 2004. A then 15-year-old boy from Huntington was arrested and eventually convicted.

Eddrick Clark, 18, of South Point, Ohio, was killed May 22, 2005 along Charleston Avenue. Also killed that night were Donte Ward, 19, of Huntington, Michael Dillon, 17, of Huntington, and Megan Poston, 16, of Barboursville. Authorities believe the quadruple homicide involved drug thefts and the dealer's revenge.

Donte Ward, 19, of Huntington, was killed May 22, 2005, along Charleston Avenue. Also killed that night were Eddrick Clark, 18, of South Point, Ohio, Michael Dillon, 17, of Huntington, and Megan Poston, 16, of Barboursville. Authorities believe the quadruple homicide involved drug thefts and the dealer's revenge.