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State police investigating now fatal Lincoln County shooting

SUMERCO, W.Va. — A man involved in a shooting in Lincoln County Wednesday morning has died.

West Virginia State Police said the shooting was reported in the Sumerco community at about 9 a.m.

The man, 32, was reportedly shot several times, was taken by helicopter to a Charleston hospital. Traffic was stopped on U.S. Route 119 to allow the helicopter to land.

State troopers were still at the scene of the shooting along state Route 214 at midday Wednesday.

No suspects have been identified. An investigation is ongoing.





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