JEFFREY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Boone County man faces charges in the wake of a Sunday night shooting which left a victim in serious condition.
According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, March 26, 2023, deputies responded to the Bias Branch area of Jeffrey regarding a reported shooting.
Upon arriving at the scene of the incident deputies discovered an unidentified adult male victim in serious condition as a result of a gunshot wound.
The severity of the victim’s injuries required that the victim be airlifted out of the area for emergency medical treatment.
An investigation into the incident was soon set into motion by deputies who would locate and arrest David Cales – 30 years old of Jeffrey, WV – on charges of malicious wounding.
The investigation remains ongoing and is still being considered active, authorities say.