Deputy kills shooter after being fired at in West Virginia, officials say
BOLT, W.Va. — A West Virginia sheriff's deputy shot and killed a person on Friday who fired at him as he was responding to a 911 call, authorities say.
The individual who died wasn't immediately identified by the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office, which released a statement about the shooting on Facebook. It said officials were notifying next of kin.
Law enforcement responded to a residence in the community of Bolt, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Charleston, West Virginia, at around 9 a.m. on Friday “following a 911 call reporting a mentally disturbed individual armed with a gun,” according to the sheriff's office.
The first deputy to arrive was “immediately fired upon” and returned fire, killing the shooter, the statement said.
The officer was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound that was not life-threating. Detectives with the sheriff's office and the West Virginia State Police are investigating.
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