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Preston County deputies search for murder suspect

TERRA ALTA, W.Va. — Preston County police are looking for a man in connection with a Sunday murder at a Terra Alta bar.

Aaron Glenn Hoard, 33, of Morgantown, is the suspect in the homicide at Shorthorns Saloon, deputies said.

Hoard allegedly shot and killed Grant Felton, 33, of Terra Alta.

Deputies are looking for a Dodge Ram pickup with West Virginia plates 73Y-340.

Hoard may be traveling with his girlfriend and the couple’s one-year-old child.





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