UPDATE: MINGO COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at approximately 8:26 pm, Mingo County 911 dispatched a gunshot victim call at the physical address of 984 E. 4th Avenue in the Williamson area of Mingo County.
Corporal T.G. Kania III and members of the Williamson Police Department and Mingo County Sheriffs Office responded to the scene. An unknown deceased male was located.
On Thursday, December 9, 2021, Williamson Detachment Troopers were able to identify the deceased male as Curtis Orlando Artis.
Troopers determined that Mr. Artis had been shot by Pierre Antonellio Taylor, resulting in his death.
Mr. Taylor, 48 of Williamson, was arrested without incident and charged with murder. Mr. Taylor is awaiting arraignment at the Southwestern Regional Jail.
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MINGO COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS)On December 8, 2021, at 9:07 pm, Troopers were dispatched to Williamson, West Virginia, to assist Williamson Police Department with a shooting investigation.
A West Virginia State Police Crime Scene Response Team also responded to the incident.
Once on scene, investigators found one male victim died from an apparent gunshot wound(s). The West Virginia State Police is now the lead on the investigation.
No other information will be released at this time.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.