WAYNE, W.Va. — A suspect in a Wayne County standoff is dead.
The West Virginia State Police on Friday identified the suspect as 34-year-old Randy Ward. Authorities received a call Friday morning about a man armed with an AR-15 rifle in a camper on Whites Creek Road in Wayne.
Troopers said Ward refused to leave the camper. He fired a shot at officers before his death.
Troopers said using deadly force was necessary.