UPDATE: Friday 11/20

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The alleged gunman in the Club Babylon shooting in Huntington waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Friday.

The attempted murder case against Reginald Marbury will now go to a grand jury in January.

During the hearing, Marbury’s bond was reset to 100,000 dollars. If he makes bond his address will be kept secret for his protection

b>UPDATE: Wednesday 11/11
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A man has been arrested and charged Wednesday in connection with the shootings that happened at a downtown Huntington club early Sunday morning.

Huntington Police say 25-year-old Reginald Marbury of Huntington was arrested and charged with one count of attempted murder.

Detectives say Marbury fired several rounds from a handgun during the shooting incident at Club Babylon on 4th Avenue, injuring 29-year-old Sontezz Lomax of Huntington. Investigators say Marbury and Lomax got into a fight before the shooting.

Marbury was also shot during the bar shooting.

Marbury, Lomax and 28-year-old Christopher Lewis of Thurmond, Ohio, have all been released from the hospital since being shot during the shooting incident.

HPD says one of its officers shot 30-year-old Joe Porter once in the chest during that incident, killing him. The officer says Porter had a gun at the time.

Marbury was taken to the Western Regional Jail in Barboursville.

The shooting happened early Sunday morning at Club Babylon on 4th Avenue.

Police nearby responded to the bar after hearing shots fired. Three people were shot and sustained non-life threatening injuries before officers arrived.

According to a news release, Joe Porter was shot once in the chest by a Huntington Police officer. He died a few hours later and an autopsy was performed.

The news release also gives a detailed timeline of events from Sunday morning:

• 3:06am: Incident began at Club Babylon when Huntington Police officers hear shots fired
  
• 3:11am: Ambulance called to the scene to treat Porter's injuries
  
• 3:14am: Ambulance arrives at the scene
  
• 3:29am: Ambulance transports Porter to the hospital
  
• 3:33am: Ambulance arrives at hospital
  
• 6:00am: Porter pronounced dead at hospital

Huntington Police say the firearms involved in the incident are being submitted to the ATF laboratory for testing and analysis.

Other agencies involved in the investigation include the ATF, FBI, DEA, West Virginia State Police, Cabell County Sheriff's Department, and the Marshall University Police Department.

Investigators are not releasing any other details at this time.

“There is a lot of speculation throughout the community," he said. "Simply because it is an emotionally charged situation, it just causes us to take pause and have a heightened sense of alert.”

That's the police response in the wake of a nightclub shooting at downtown Huntington's Club Babylon. It happened around 3 a.m. Sunday, leaving three people injured outside the club and one person shot and killed inside.

Joe Porter, who was 30-years-old, was killed by a Huntington police officer. Holbrook says it will be a while before police release that officer's name.

“We're simply giving the officer opportunity to be with family and loved ones, seek outside assistance that may be necessary," he said.

Holbrook added that the information will be released after the officer has a chance to regroup.

Officers responded to the club early Sunday within seconds of the first shots, in part because of a new strategy. The first officer to respond was parked on that block watching the club.

“At particular times, there is an increased presence downtown and often that's supplemented with assistance from sheriff's department, state police and MU police,” Holbrook said.

That includes presence by Holbrook who had just wrapped up a random overnight patrol about an hour before the shooting.

“I have a personal philosophy," he said. "I like to get out from behind my desk and see firsthand the effects of decisions we make and seeing how we can do things better and getting input.”

In the end, Holbrook says a thorough and fair investigation is underway with some specific answers to come very soon.

“I hope people are patient and understanding and have confidence in our ability to conduct an investigation and be very transparent for what we do,” he said.

Police aren't saying yet whether Porter fired any shots during the shooting. Police say he is well known to them, with more than 30 charges dating back 12 years. All of the charges were dropped but two misdemeanor drug charges. Porter was most recently charged with malicious wounding two years ago, but those charges also were dropped after the key witness backed out.

UPDATE @ 10:00 p.m. Sunday
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Police say a fight that broke out inside Club Babylon on 4th Avenue in Huntington led to shots being fired. So far, investigators are still trying to sort out what started the fight and who was involved. Right now, they know an officer in the area heard the commotion and came to check things out -- and that's when more shots were fired.

Once police got to the club, they say they saw two men take off towards the door. One of those men was Joe Jermaine Porter. Police say Porter had a gun and pointed it toward the officer and that's when the officer shot him, fatally wounding Porter.

But the chaos didn't end there. Hours later police say a home on 10th Avenue and 25th Street was the target of a drive-by shooting. Police say no one was injured, but the home was struck several times by bullets. Investigators are still trying to determine if the shooting was connected to the 4th Avenue shooting.

Mark Simmons lives in the neighborhood. He says the drive-by shooting doesn't surprise him.

"About every two months someone is getting shot at or somebody is getting hurt. I see cops drive by but every time you turn around something happens and we're all getting tired of it," said Simmons.

Tensions ran high throughout the city. A security threat related to the 4th Avenue shooting forced Cabell Huntington Hospital to go into lockdown for about two hours Sunday morning. Some of the night club shooting victims were taken there and their friends and family followed.

Chief Skip Holbrook says in a situation where loved ones are shot, it's obvious that emotions are going to flare up.

"Many times when people learn of a tragic death, they react differently and obviously this was a very volatile situation to begin with and that carried over to the hospital."

The hospital's public relations manager, Charles Schumaker, says the hospital was closed off between 7 and 9 a.m. Sunday. He tells WSAZ.com that the lockdown was just a precautionary measure and wouldn't give specific details of the security threat.

The officer involved in the shooting is on administrative leave, which is standard procedure following an officer involved shooting. Chief Holbrook says they are not ready to release the officer's name yet.

Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook says Joe Jermaine Porter was shot by a police officer. He was 30 years old. Porter was pronounced dead at an area hospital at 6:00 Sunday morning.

According Holbrook, police got to Club Babylon on Fourth Avenue in downtown Huntington just after 3:00 a.m. An officer, who happened to be in the area, heard gunfire and responded to the scene. When he got there, he saw injured victims outside, then went into the club to look for possible suspects.

The officer said he saw two people trying to flee. One of the two people was Porter, who police say was carrying a handgun. That's when police shot him.

Police say three other people were wounded in an exchange of gunfire before the officers arrived.

Reginald Marbury, 25, was shot one time in the left knee and is being treated at an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Marbury is originally from Detroit, but currently lives in Huntington.

Sontezz Lomax, 29, was shot in the right shoulder and right buttocks. He was treated and released and is currently in police custody on an unrelated charge. Lomax is a lifelong Huntington resident.

Christopher Lewis, 28, was shot one time in the left leg. He is being treated at an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries as well. Lewis is a resident of Thurmond, Ohio and student at Marshall University.

The officer who shot Porter has been placed on administrative leave until an internal investigation can be completed. Holbrook says that is just department procedure.

"This is something we obviously take very seriously," Holbrook said during the conference. "We want to assure everyone that we are giving this our full attention."

The name of the police officer who shot Porter is not being released at this time.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for more information.

UPDATE @ 12:30 p.m. Sunday
HUNTINGTON, W.Va (WSAZ) -- Huntington Police have blocked off 4th Avenue in between 8th and 9th street, as well as a parking lot across the street from where a shooting was reported early Sunday morning.

Police say they are still in the process of gathering evidence.

Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook says a press conference is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Sunday to discuss the details of the shooting.

Still no word on the condition of the shooting victims.

Dispatchers say an officer driving in the area heard shots shortly after 3 a.m. near 831 Fourth Avenue.

Huntington Police are investigating. So far, no word on the conditions of the victims.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the latest on this developing story.

EDITOR'S NOTE: comments have been disabled on this story at the request of Joe Porter's family.