Clay COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One person dies after a weekend shooting in Clay County.
On Saturday, January 28, 2023, at approximately 5:22 pm, Trooper A. L. Shaffer and other Troopers responded to a domestic-related shooting that had occurred on Youngs Monument Road in Clay County.
Upon arrival, officers observed Cory Garvin-Ward, 31, of Birch River, with a single gunshot wound to the chest. Troopers performed CPR until EMS arrived. Cory Garvin-Ward was transported to Summersville Memorial Hospital and pronounced deceased.
Zachary Garvin-Ward, 21, of Birch River, was secured on the scene and placed under arrest for the murder of his brother Cory Garvin-Ward. Zachary Garvin-Ward was processed and transported to the Central Regional Jail to await further court proceedings.
At this time, the status of this investigation is active and ongoing.