UPDATE 2:11 PM: COAL CITY, WV (LOOTPRESS) -Motorists in the Coal City area are asked to avoid Coal City Road and Smith Street until further notice.
Law enforcement is currently on scene searching for the male suspect, identified as Scott Arthur O’Brien of Hamilton, Ohio who is believed to be in the area on foot.
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MIDWAY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One West Virginia State Trooper has been injured after being shot while conducting a traffic stop in Raleigh County Monday morning.
According to the West Virginia State Police, on Monday, July 17, 2023, at 9:16 am, a Trooper conducted a traffic stop on a white Jeep Grand Cherokee bearing West Virginia registration 68H949 at the Dollar General in Midway, WV off of exit 42 of I77.
At 9:22 am the suspect produced a firearm and fired one round striking the Trooper in the elbow. The suspect is believed to be Scott Arthur O’Brien of Hamilton, Ohio.
The suspect fled in the suspect vehicle in an unknown direction. There is older damage present on the driver’s side, pillar, hood and fender near the rear view mirror.
If anyone locates the suspect vehicle or suspect please call the West Virginia State Police Beckley Detachment at 304 256-6700
