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Updated: 9:42 AM Aug 19, 2010
NEW INFO: Paramedic Shot In Mingo County; Name Released
A paramedic with Stat Ambulance in Williamson was shot in the hand while on the job Tuesday night
Posted: 2:41 AM Aug 18, 2010Reporter: John Griffith Email Address: john.griffith@wsaz.com |
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UPDATE 8/18/10 @ 11:25 a.m.
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A paramedic with Stat Ambulance in Williamson was shot in the hand while on the job Tuesday night
Scott Thacker, the Operations Manager with Stat Ambulance, tells WSAZ.com, the incident happened along Little Oak Street around 11:30 p.m. after a motorist parked along the street flagged the ambulance crew down.
Thacker says Ricky Carey, 50, got out of the ambulance and walked up to the car where a gun was pointed at him.
He says as Carey tried to push the gun away, he was shot in the hand.
Thacker says Carey is being transferred to a Huntington hospital where he will undergo surgery for the wound. He says Carey is in stable condition.
Thacker says Williamson City Police and WV State Police investigating the shooting.
No word on a motive for the shooting. Also no description on the suspect.
Carey has been with the ambulance company for seven years
Williamson Police Chief , Roby Pope says he will not release any information on the incident until Wednesday afternoon due to the officers who responded to the call being off duty Wednesday morning
ORIGINAL STORY 8/18/10 @ 2:41 a.m.
WILLIAMSON, W.Va (WSAZ) - Mingo County dispatchers confirm a paramedic was shot late Tuesday night while trying to help a motorist in Williamson.
Witnesses say a motorist flagged down an ambulance, and when the medic leaned over to ask the driver what was wrong, the driver pulled a gun and fired.
Witnesses say the medic was taken to Williamson Memorial Hospital.
There's no word on the extent of his injuries.
Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for updates.
Latest Comments
Tactical medics have been wanting all to know for some time now that we in EMS are on the front lines. That means that we must all train for this very thing and must all carry a tourniquet & combat dressing on our persons at all times...Best wishes Carey
I think that this is a good lesson for all EMS. We put ourselves in danger every time we get into our trucks. This could happen to any of us at anytime for just simply doing our job. I hate that this happened & I hope that it all turns out well for Carey, but I also hope that this makes all EMS providers remember what we were taught in class. No matter how much we want to save a life, it isn't worth anything if we loose ours in the process. I just thank God that he didn't loose his...
don't think that some people are just plain crazy, and with a gun, people are dangerous. In America, we expect our first responders to answer the call, and like me EMT for 20 yrs we serve with pride. Please support this man so he may have a speedy recovery and get back to where he belongs.
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