Suspect in fatal Ritchie County shooting released from hospital
PENNSBORO, W.Va. (WBOY) — A woman who has been named a suspect in a shooting incident that left a man dead in rural Ritchie County last month has been released from the hospital, but charges have yet to be filed.
According to West Virginia State Police Director of Public Relations Cpt. Leslie T. Goldie, the prosecuting attorney is still reviewing the case to determine if charges are warranted and what those charges may be.
Man charged after allegedly making threats to 'snipe' children at Upshur County school on Discord
The woman was named a suspect in the case following a shooting incident on April 11 near Farleys Run Road in the Pennsboro area. Troopers who arrived on the scene found a man dead as well as the woman in question, who was unresponsive at the time and was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Troopers said that both people had gunshot wounds and named the woman as a suspect.
The identities of both people involved have yet to be released.
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