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Two consecutive Huntington shootings taking place over the weekend

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two Huntington shootings taking place within a matter of six hours of each other. The first resulting in a man being shot in the chest, while the second involved another man being shot in the foot.

Dispatchers say the first shooting occured on Buffington street late Friday evening where officers found a man with a gunshot wound to his left torso. He was taken to the hospital but still no word on his condition.

Detectives are now in the process of getting an arrest warrant after they developed a suspect involved in the incident.

Dispatchers say a victim from the second shooting was being treated at a Cabell County hospital prior to getting shot in the foot, an incident which took place early Saturday morning near a gas station at 8th Avenue and 22nd Street.

Officers are confirming as of now that there is now evidence suggesting the two shootings were related.





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