UPDATE: Detectives are now prepared to release the identity of the victim of the shooting incident that occurred earlier today. The victim is: 45-year-old Juwan Greer of Beckley.
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BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – At approximately 3:45am this morning, officers of the Beckley Police Department responded to a shooting incident at a residence in the 100 block of Truman Avenue.
Upon arrival, they discovered one male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. Emergency medical services responded and attempted life-saving measures, however the victim was pronounced dead at the time of his arrival to Raleigh General Hospital.
The Beckley Police Department Detective Bureau is currently investigating this incident as a homicide.
The victim’s identity is being withheld at this time pending notification of family members.
Further information will be released as it becomes available.