WV KNIFE AND GUN CLUB - Six Shot In Huntington Tuesday Night, Nicotine Withdrawal? |
(09/26/2013) |
HUNTINGTON GUNFIRE - Six people were shot in Huntington Tuesday night about 9 p.m. in or near the Northcott Court housing complex along Hal Greer Boulevard. Lt. John Williams says that shots were fired during an altercation among a group of people at the Northcott complex. Police believe one person fired the shots, with the possibility of a second shooter not being ruled out. He says all six victims were shot in the lower extremities, with none of the injuries life-threatening. Dozens of police officers responded to the incident. Police say they have recovered a weapon. NICOTINE WITHDRAWAL? - A Rand, Kanawha Co. man told police he was stabbed and beaten for refusing to share his cigarettes. Roger Fore told police he was walking in Rand about 10:40 p.m. Saturday when another man rode up on a bicycle and asked Fore for a cigarette. Police say when Fore refused, the man allegedly attacked Fore with a metal pipe. Fore was taken to CAMC General Hospital, where he was treated for stab wounds and blunt force trauma. Deputies are searching for the suspect.
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