OAK HILL, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A woman left in critical condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the head has succumbed to her injuries according to reports from the West Virginia State Police.
According to Captain R. A. Maddy of the WVSP, on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at approximately 5:30pm, PFC Dodrill of the Oak Hill Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the parking lot area of the Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill.
The vehicle in question was reportedly occupied by a vehicle who was handcuffed and appeared to be suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The victim, identified as Michelle Dawn Smith – 41 years old of Fayetteville, WV – was transported to CAMC General Hospital in critical condition.
Authorities identified two suspects in the investigation – Andres Torres, 27 years old of Goshen, Indiana, and Amanda Soultz, 30 years old of Goshen, Indiana. Preliminary information reportedly suggested both subjects to have been in possession of the victim’s credit cards, along with three handguns.
On Friday, February 17, 2023, at approximately 1:30pm, an off-duty Deputy U.S. Marshal spotted both suspects at the intersection of South Fayette Street and U.S. Rt. 19. Troopers were notified and both subjects were taken into custody without incident.
Both Torres and Soultz were incarcerated on charges stemming from a probation violation in the State of Indiana, as well as Kidnapping, Robbery in the First Degree, Conspiracy, and Attempted First Degree Murder.
On Friday, March 31, 2023, at approximately 9:51am, the victim of these crimes succumbed to her injuries. An autopsy is set to be performed and authorities anticipate the suspects’ charges to be upgraded to First Degree Murder.
Fayetteville woman discovered handcuffed in car with gunshot wound to head succumbs to injuries
