Man injured in officer-involved shooting in Grafton

GRAFTON, W.Va. — A man was hospitalized Thursday evening after being shot by police in Taylor County, authorities said.

The man allegedly threatened a Grafton police officer with a knife near the city’s fire department Thursday afternoon and then a few minutes later threatened another officer who shot him.

The man, whose name was not immediately released, was taken by helicopter to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, authorities said.





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