Editing Weirton, West Virginia (section)

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Weirton, West Virginia}}

===Police===
There have been three [[Police shootings in the United States|fatal shootings by police officers]] in the history of the Weirton department.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://features.propublica.org/weirton/police-shooting-lethal-force-cop-fired-west-virginia/ |title=What Happened When A White Cop Decided Not to Shoot a Black Man |last=Sexton |first=Joe |date=November 29, 2018 |work=ProPublica |access-date=December 2, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=December 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201205454/https://features.propublica.org/weirton/police-shooting-lethal-force-cop-fired-west-virginia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  The third, in 2016, was a case of [[suicide by cop]].  The first officer on the scene recognized the situation, determined that the situation posed no immediate threat, and started talking to the distressed citizen, who was holding an unloaded gun and telling the officer to "Just shoot me".<ref name=":0" /> An officer who arrived subsequently shot the man dead on his fourth attempt, less than 10 seconds after arriving on the scene.<ref name=":0" />

The police department fired the first officer for not killing the man first.<ref name=":0" />  The police chief said in sworn testimony that although he had fired the officer for not shooting the man soon enough, the department's policy prohibits officers from shooting people whom they believe do not pose a threat.<ref name=":0" />  Shortly after this admission that the officer was fired for correctly following the department policy on the legitimate use of force, the city settled a lawsuit for [[wrongful termination]].<ref name=":0" />