CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Marshals arrested a Harrison County man early Friday morning in connection with a mid-week shooting in Clarksburg that sent one man to the hospital.
Joseph “Joey” Parker, 20, of Clarksburg, faces one charge of malicious wounding.
Police believe he shot a person in the parking lot of the Rich Oil gas station in the Stealey area of Clarksburg. There is no update on the victim’s condition at this time.
Parker was arrested after police received a tip that he had been spotted near the WalMart on Emily Drive.
According to police, he did have possession of a firearm at the time of his arrest.
Police also arrested Parker’s brother Dustin Parker, 22, of Clarksburg, in connection to a robbery at the Town House Motel in Bridgeport.
Police say that robbery occurred the same night as Joseph Parker’s alleged crime.