This evening around 5:00 p.m. a series of 911 calls were placed to Metro 911. Callers reported a shooting and stabbing on Raven Drive in Rand. Deputies with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office responded, as did medical first responders from the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority.
The person shot was Tiwan Bailey, 38 years old of Rand. He fled the scene in a personal car with others and flagged down an ambulance along his way toward a hospital. He was then take to Charleston Area Medical Center’s General Division by ambulance.
The person stabbed, Bilal Lyles, 22 years old of Charleston, ran from the scene and met medics elsewhere on Raven Drive. He was also transported to CAMC General by ambulance.
Neither is believed to have sustained life threatening injuries.
The fight began in a yard outside a residence on Raven Drive. A third person was involved in the fight. No one has yet been charged in connection with this incident. The investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to call 304-357-0169 or submit a tip on our website at www.kanawhasheriff.us.
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