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Bellaire Mayor Confirms Fatal Shooting on 44th Street

January 15, 2026

One person has been shot and killed in the village of Bellaire this evening, according to Mayor Robert Dodrill.

Dodrill confirmed that the shooting took place at 631 44^th Street, and that the Bellaire Police Department, the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office, and the county Coroner all reported to the scene.

The incident took place near the United Wesleyan Church on Harrison Street in the northern portion of the village. Dodrill said the fatal shooting has been confirmed by Bellaire Police Chief J.J. Watson.

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Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 33 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, host baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.

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