Son jailed and father injured in Preston shooting

TUNNELTON, W.Va. — A son was jailed and his father hospitalized following a weekend domestic dispute in Preston County.

According to the Preston County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and West Virginia State Police Troopers were called to the Miller residence on Yorks Run Road Saturday, Oct. 29, at 4:10 p.m.

They arrived to find Kevin M. Miller Sr. had been shot in his lower back. He was flown by Health Net to Ruby Memorial Hospital for treatment.

He was listed in stable condition Sunday morning.

Kevin M. Miller II was treated and released for a gunshot wound to the foot.  He was arrested and charged with malicious assault.

He was being housed in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail.

Chief Deputy P.A. Pritt of the Preston County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation was ongoing.





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