ASHTON, W.Va. — An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal weekend shooting in Mason County.
Deputies took James Hatfield, 28, of Gallipolis Ferry, into custody following the shooting in the Aston area Saturday.
The shooting happened in the early morning hours near Ashton Upland Road.
When deputies arrived on scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The victim, identified as Jerrad Paul Casey, 26, of Apple Grove, died after first responders attempted to revive him.
The case remains under investigation by the Mason County Sheriff’s Department.