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April trial date is set for accused Sheetz shooter

A trial date has been set for a teenager accused in a deadly shooting at a Kanawha City gas station last year.

Jacob Fields, 19, is scheduled to stand trial April 20 in the death of 42-year-old Tiffany Adkins. The shooting happened in May 2025 at the Sheetz along MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha City.

Fields pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in October. His attorneys have argued the shooting was accidental.

Investigators initially considered the possibility of an accidental discharge. However, police say surveillance video later showed Fields pointing a gun at Adkins as she walked past his vehicle moments before the shooting.

According to a criminal complaint, Fields looked toward Adkins, waited for her to enter his line of fire, then raised a pistol with both hands and pointed it directly at her. Fields is being held without bond until the trial.

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