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One person dead in Kanawha County shooting

By MetroNews Staff

August 15, 2018 - 10:48 pm

One man died in a shooting Wednesday evening in Institute.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — One person is dead following a shooting Wednesday in Institute.

West Virginia State Police say Andre Leonard suffered from multiple gunshot wounds.

The incident happened in the 100 block of Elm Street around 6 p.m.

According to troopers, Leonard and the people involved in the shooting knew each other.

Troopers were speaking to a person of interest, adding there was no immediate threat to the area. West Virginia State University was put on precautionary lockdown for two hours.

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