Man arrested in deadly Charleston shooting

UPDATE 8/13/22 @ 8:20 a.m.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Charleston Police say a man wanted for murder has been arrested.

Kerry Wiley was arrested by Charleston Police about midnight Saturday morning. He was wanted for the murder of Ty Christopher Hall.

Hall was found dead inside a garage at his home in the 5100 block of Lancaster Ave. at about 7:30 Friday night. Charleston Police say Wiley, who is 64 and from Belle, had been doing construction work for the victim-- but had recently been fired.

Police say Wiley was confronting Hall about being fired, when he pulled a gun and shot hall.

Wiley is charged with first-degree murder, according to Charleston Police.

UPDATE 8/12/22 @ 10:10 p.m.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - More details have been released about a deadly shooting Friday night in the Kanawha City area, including the victim’s and suspect’s names.

Ty Christopher Hall, 55, of Charleston, was pronounced dead at his home in the 5100 block of Lancaster Avenue, according to a Charleston Police Department release. Hall was found inside his garage with a gunshot wound to the head.

Police say Kerry Michael Wiley, 64, of Belle, is wanted in connection with the shooting. Police say Wiley got into an argument with Hall who had fired Wiley from a construction job.

Officers say there was a struggle before the fatal shot was fired.

Wiley is wanted for first-degree murder and is said to be driving a red 1999 Isuzu Hombre with West Virginia registration 65P 744.

The incident was reported just after 10:30 p.m., and it marks the fifth shooting in Charleston within seven days.

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ORIGINAL STORY

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Officers are on the scene of a deadly shooting Friday night in the Kanawha City area, according to the Charleston Police Department.

The incident was reported just after 7:30 p.m. in the 5100 block of Lancaster Avenue. The roadway is closed in that area.

Charleston Police say the victim was a man.

We have a crew at the scene working to get more details.

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