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One man is dead and a second is wanted for murder in Charleston

Jack Rolfe

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Charleston Police say one man is dead and a second is being sought for murder after a weekend shooting.

According to Charleston Police, Joshua Walls, 31, of Charleston suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen in an incident at a Charleston home around 2 a.m. Sunday.   Police say Walls got into an argument with a suspect identified as Jack Rolfe, 33, of St. Albans.

Police say the investigation revealed the argument escalated and Rolfe pulled out the gun and shot the victim.   Police say he then fled the scene.

Walls later died at a Charleston hospital.  Rolfe is now wanted on a warrant for first degree murder.  He was last seen leaving the scene in a white Ford Fusion vehicle.

Charleston Police are asking anybody who knows his whereabouts to contact the Charleston Police Criminal Investigations Division at 304-348-6480 or Metro 911 in Charleston.





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