BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Mercer County deputies are investigating a shooting death.
According to authorities, a man was discovered unresponsive in the parking lot of the Mercer Mall in Bluefield at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. He had been shot numerous times. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department has started a homicide investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Cpl. M.T. Hatfield at 304-487-8364.
The name of the victim hasn’t been released.
WJLS Radio’s Keith Thompson contributed to this story.