UPDATE: 46-YEAR-OLD CLAY COUNTY HOMELESS MAN SHOT TO DEATH

(11/13/2017)

West Virginia State Police confirm that Ronald Lee Boggs (left) died Friday in a shooting in a remote area near the town of Clay known Old Dump Road. The 46-year-old man, known to local authorities, suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest. Troopers say it happened at a rock outcropping, described as a cave-like structure, the man living under a tarp. It happened near the Reed-Stephenson-Pierson Cemetery, near where Clay meets Maysel at the top of a mountain north of the town. Police added they do not believe this was a random killing. Boggs has a significant arrest record, mostly related to drugs. Sources said one or two women were at or near the scene, one calling 911 about 8:30 a.m. Friday, both now described as witnesses. There's no suspect information at this time. Clay citizen's have said that about a dozen homeless individuals are living in Clay's downtown area.

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