BIRCH RIVER, W.Va. — A shooting in Braxton County left one man wounded and another facing charges.
State Police were called to the Go-Mart in Birch River in Nicholas County where a man was found suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was Samuel Kelly, 52, of Birch River.
Investigators learned Kelly had been shot at a home in the community of Little Birch which is in Braxton County. They also learned the alleged shooter was Rylan Johnson, 38, of Little Birch.
Johnson was arrested on charges of attempted murder, malicious wounding, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and he had an outstanding warrant out of Wood County. He was taken to the Central Regional Jail to await arraignment.
Kelly was transported to CAMC in Charleston and is still there.