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One dead and one in custody in Lincoln County murder case

 

Nicholas Ramey

HARTS, W.Va. — A Lincoln County man is in custody facing a murder charge.

State Police say Nicholas Ramey, 26, of Harts fatally shot a man at the Galaxy Food Center in Harts on Sunday. The victim, Michael Mitchell, 29, of Harts was transported to Logan Regional Medical Center where he later died.

Ramey is charged with first degree murder and is in the Western Regional Jail awaiting arraignment.





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