CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The Cabell County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a man wanted in connection with a reported shooting.
The shooting happened just before 8 p.m. in the 5400 block of Altizer Avenue.
Deputies say they are looking for Keith Newton of Huntington.
According to deputies at the scene, a man crashed a motorcycle into a parked car there. Afterward, the man who was on the motorcycle and Newton got into a fight.
Neighbors reported hearing gunshots, but deputies say no one witnessed an actual shooting.
Sheriff Chuck Zerkle says the victim did not sustain any gun shot wounds, refused to cooperate with investigators, and has left the hospital against medical advice.
Should you know of his whereabouts, you’re asked to contact the Cabell County Sheriff’s Office at (304) 743-1594.
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CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Law enforcement officers are on the scene Monday night of a shots-fired call at a mobile home park in the Altizer area that sent a man to the hospital, Cabell County Sheriff Chuck Zerkle said.
The incident was reported just before 8 p.m. in the 5400 block of Altizer Avenue.
Zerkle said a man was reportedly shot in the face and taken to a hospital. Authorities are working to confirm if he actually had been shot. The victim’s condition is unknown.
According to deputies at the scene, a man crashed a motorcycle into a parked car there. Afterward, the man who was on the motorcycle and another man got into a fight. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots, but deputies say no one witnessed an actual shooting.
The man who had been on the motorcycle was taken in an ambulance to the hospital. They say the suspect who fired the gun took off on foot into the woods. Deputies say a K-9 was being used to search for him, but they halted that search just before 10 p.m.
As of around 10:30 p.m., the suspect still had not been located, and there was still a significant law enforcement presence at the scene.
Deputies say the man who was taken to the hospital has not been cooperative with the investigation.
Among the agencies who responded to the scene are the Huntington Police Department, the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department, West Virginia State Police, and Cabell County EMS.
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