Posted on 05/03/2012 2:10:18 PM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
Several emergency officials are responding to Elkins High School for a possible report of an officer being shot. A suspect reportedly is on scene and is on foot, but has not yet been captured.
Emergency scanner traffic indicates the suspect is described as while male, possibly in his 50s, with a brown T-shirt and glasses.
Police have locked down the school, blocked the Beverly 5-lane and are searching the area, including local stores. Police also are searching for a possible suspect in an attempted carjacking in the area behind Kmart, and it is unclear if it's the same person.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
911 Officials in Randolph County have confirmed a Police Officer was shot, the suspect is on the loose and a school is on lockdown.
According to officials that shooting happened at about 4:00 p.m. and the officer was shot near Elkins High School.
He was rushed to Davis Memorial Hospital. His name, or what agency he works for is unknown at this time.
Elkins High School is currently on lockdown, but the shooting did not happen on school property.
Officers from several agencies are looking for the suspect. If you have any information you are asked to call 911.
He looks like Biden's brother, if he had one.
NBC Nightly News segment on this:
“It happened in West(by God)Virginia, where every household has 15 guns”
“An AK47 assault rifle”
“Are you at risk?”
“What will Washington do to help?”
At first I thought 15 guns was too low until I realized that’s probably an average and includes the folks who retired in WV from places like NY, NJ and MD.
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