SUMERCO, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police are on the hunt for a man who shot a gas company employee in Lincoln County Monday afternoon.
It happened at around 1:30 p.m. on Ridgewood Drive near Sumerco.
Mark Miller, 39 of Spurlockville, is believed to be employed by HG Energy LLC on Joe’s Creek in the Sod area, according to police.
Miller said a man dressed in camouflage with black face paint approached him in his truck along a dirt road. The suspect then stuck a gun through Miller’s passenger window and shot him in the left hand.
The suspect fled on foot and Miller than drove back to the office at HG Energy in Yawkey.
Police continue to investigate the incident.
Fifteen West Virginia counties are operated by HG Energy. According to their website, the company owns and operates 1,300 oil and gas wells in West Virginia and Ohio.