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One in custody after Hampshire County fatal shooting

SLANESVILLE, W.Va. — A man is dead following a shooting in Hampshire County.

The Hampshire County Sheriff’s Department along with West Virginia State Police were called to a home on Spring Gap Road Wednesday afternoon to a report of a shooting.

They arrived to find a man who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene. An extensive search followed their arrival in a nearby wooded area. A sheriff’s department release indicated one suspect was taken into custody and will be charged with murder.

The names of the victim and suspect have not yet been released.

A motive for the shooting is still under investigation.





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