BRUSHFORK, W.Va. — A Mercer County woman was arraigned Tuesday on murder charges after allegedly killing her mother, authorities said.
Amanda Kay Proffitt, 32, of Brushfork, is charged with first degree murder. She’s being held in the Southern Regional Jail without bail.
According to Mercer County deputies, Proffitt called 911 Saturday night and reported a home invasion with shots fired. When deputies arrived on the scene they found Connie Proffitt had been shot in the head. She was face down on a bed. She died Monday morning at Charleston Area Medical Center.
Amanda Proffitt told deputies she fired the deadly shot, investigators said.
There’s no word on a motive.