FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. –An investigation is underway in Fayette County following an active shooter incident on Wolf Creek Road in Fayetteville.
According to Fayette County Sheriff Jess McMullen, Max David Johnson, 32, of Fayetteville was arrested Thursday.
McMullen said that deputies had been dispatched after they received reports of a male subject armed with a handgun inside a local business while employees and customers were present. Responding deputies and officers were quick to secure the area and working to safely evacuate those inside.
Johnson was taken into custody without incident. No injuries were reported.
Additional assistance was provided by the Fayetteville Police Department, Oak Hill Police Department, and West Virginia State Police.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available.