LINCOLN COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man was shot with what deputies say was a drive-by style shooting in a West Virginia county.
On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, Corporal C.A. Lewis and Trooper R.S. Clagg were dispatched to respond to a shooting incident at 25 Fez Creek, Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
The victim, Mr. Robert Morales, a 53-year-old male, sustained a gunshot wound to the hand in a drive-by style shooting at the intersection of WV RT. 10 and Nine-Mile Creek Road.
Following the incident, Mr. Morales was promptly transported by EMS to St. Mary’s Hospital for medical attention. Mr. Morales provided a detailed description of the suspect vehicle, including its West Virginia registration number.
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Subsequent investigation led to the location of the vehicle at 10 Goldie Lane, Branchland, WV, where it was registered to Mr. Rodney Smith, a 19-year-old male who was also the driver.
The troopers apprehended Mr. Smith and arrested him for conspiracy. Additionally, the vehicle’s passenger was identified as Mr. Jacob Billups, a 22-year-old male. The investigating troopers are set to issue warrants for Mr. Billups’s arrest on charges of malicious wounding, wanton endangerment, and conspiracy today.
