On April 24, 2014 at approximately 8:30 p.m. a group of men were playing dice outside an apartment complex on Smoot Avenue in Institute, WV. A fight broke out among those in the group and one man produced a handgun and fired several shots. One of those shots struck another man in the group in the leg.
The suspect and others fled the scene. The victim was transported to Thomas Memorial Hospital with non life threatening injuries.
At about the same time a vehicle crashed a few blocks away. The occupants of that car fled, too. A possible link between the crash and the shooting is being explored.
The shooter was described as a black male, approximately six feet tall.
The victim said he did not know who shot him. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with information to call 304-357-0169 or submit a tip on our website at www.kanawhasheriff.us.
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Cpl. B. D. Humphreys
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
301 Virginia St. E.
Charleston WV 25301
304-357-0732 / 304-951-7328
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