Editing West Jefferson, Ohio (section)

===2021 shooting===
On May 24, 2021, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at an apartment complex in West Jefferson. Three men and one woman were killed, with three of the victims being found inside the building and one outside. A motive has not been determined for the shooting. On June 14, a 35-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with the killings. The shooting marked West Jefferson's first homicides since April 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/four-dead-shooting-ohio-apartment-n1268450|title=Four dead in shooting at Ohio apartment|publisher=NBC News|last=Wong|first=Wilson|date=May 25, 2021|accessdate=May 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dead-shooting-ohio-suburb-apartment/story?id=77891695|title=4 dead in shooting at Ohio suburb apartment|publisher=ABC News|last=Lenthang|first=Marlene|date=May 25, 2021|accessdate=May 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/05/25/west-jefferson-shock-after-shooting-leaves-least-3-dead/7430200002/|title=West Jefferson in shock after mass shooting leaves three males, one female dead|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch|last=Cooley|first=Patrick|date=May 25, 2021|accessdate=May 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2021/06/14/man-charged-west-jefferson-mass-shooting/7687679002/|title=Man charged with four counts of murder in West Jefferson mass shooting|last=Bruner|first=Bethany|work=The Columbus Dispatch|date=June 14, 2021|accessdate=June 21, 2021}}</ref> In February 2024, the shooter, John Steckel, was convicted of four counts of aggravated murder for the shooting and was sentenced to life without parole.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/man-sentenced-for-2021-quadruple-homicide-john-steckel-west-jefferson-aggravated-murder-life-sentence-court-legal-fatal-shooting|title=Man sentenced for 2021 quadruple homicide|work=WSYX|agency=WSYX (Fox 28)|date=February 3, 2024|accessdate=March 1, 2024}}</ref>