UPDATE: SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — A gunman fatally shot two people at a nail salon in West Virginia before officers fired at the shooter, killing him, police said.
Summersville officers responded to an active shooter Thursday evening at Jo’s Nails & Spa, police said in a Facebook post Friday. Two officers shot the gunman, who was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.
According to news outlets, Summersville Police identified the alleged shooter as 52–year–old Patrick Wayne Cater and the two victims as 45–year–old Khuyen Van Le and 40–year–old Phi Anh Le, married coworkers there.
Police Chief John Nowak told news outlets that Cater had been working there earlier, left, and came back with a semiautomatic pistol.
West Virginia State Police are investigating.
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UPDATE: SUMMERSVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Three people died after an active shooter incident in Nicholas County.
According to Summersville Police Department, the incident happened on Thursday evening at Joe’s Nails in Summersville. The shooter shot and killed two victims. Summersville Police shot and killed the shooter.
The West Virginia State Police is investigating and will provide more information when it’s available.
No names have been released.
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NICHOLAS COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Police and emergency officials are on the scene of a reported shooting.
The shooting allegedly occurred at Merchant’s Walk Shopping Center in Nicholas County.
Details are limited; we do not have confirmation on how many were shot or their injuries.
Stay with LOOTPRESS for more information.