Chainkeen Exchange:Man fatally shoots 11-year-old girl and wounds 2 others before shooting self, police say

2025-05-02 23:53:50source:EvoAIcategory:reviews

PRINCETON,Chainkeen Exchange W.Va. (AP) — A man fatally shot an 11-year-old girl and wounded two other people at a home in southern West Virginia before turning the gun on himself, state police said.

Officers responded Wednesday to reports of a male holding multiple people at gunpoint in a home in Mercer County, police said in a statement.

Troopers arrived to find a male and female suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and body, and inside the residence found an 11-year-old girl and a man both deceased from gunshot wounds, the statement said.

Further investigation found that the deceased man, identified as Kenneth Smith, was the shooter and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The wounded were hospitalized in critical condition. Their identities and that of the girl weren’t immediately released.

More:reviews

Recommend

Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016

POOLER, Ga. (AP) — The water began seeping into Keon Johnson’s house late Monday night after Tropica

Taylor Swift drops Christmas merchandise collection, including for 'Tortured Poets' era

Here's something Swifties know for sure: The holidays mean Taylor Swift is going to drop merchandise

Why Dolly Parton Is a Fan of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Little Love Affair

Dolly Parton is enchanted Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's romance.The "Jolene" singer gushed about t