Suspect in custody after shots-fired incident

UPDATE 7/18/22 @ 10:55 p.m.

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A suspect is in custody late Monday night after a barricade situation that involved shots fired in the Van area.

No one was hurt, according to Michael Mayhorn, director of Boone County Emergency Management.

Investigators say the the man retreated into a mobile home after firing shots in the area of Eastwood Lane.

We’re working to get more details.

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ORIGINAL STORY

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Officers are outside a mobile home in Boone County after neighbors reported a man firing shots Monday night and then retreating inside the trailer.

Michael Mayhorn, director of Boone County Emergency Management, confirms West Virginia State Police were responding to a disturbance call in the Van area when they heard the sound of gunshots.

Members of the WVSP Special Response Team have been joined by deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department outside the trailer. Sheriff Chad Barker tells WSAZ the man has barricaded himself inside and described the scene as “very active.”

We have a crew at the scene.

Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest developments.

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