PARKERSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Police are looking for a murder suspect after he shot a man who later died.
The Parkersburg Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for Victor Lee Thompson, 43 of Parkersburg, for murder. It is alleged that Mr. Thompson arrived at 4420 17th Ave. Parkersburg as a passenger in a dark-colored Dodge truck. Â Upon entering the residence, Mr. Thompson allegedly assaulted a female who resides at the residence and then shot Mr. Salaam. Mr. Thompson then allegedly fled the scene as a passenger in the same truck.
The victim has been identified as being Darren Jimmie Salaam, 36 of Akron, Ohio.
The Parkersburg Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Mr. Thompson. Anyone with information can contact their local law enforcement agency, send a private message to the police department’s Facebook page or contact Sgt. B.J. Depue at 304-424-1061, who is the lead investigator in this case.