Trooper injured, suspect dead as investigation continues in Pocahontas County
By MetroNews Staff in News | August 06, 2019 at 8:53AM
MARLINTON, W.Va. — .A state police trooper is hospitalized after being shot in the stomach Monday evening in Pocahontas County.
According to information from the West Virginia State Police, Trooper First Class Josh Tallman, from the Elkins Detachment, responded to a call in Pocahontas County after a driver had fired a shot from a rifle at Pocahontas County Sheriff J.P. Barlow.
The shooting happened after a single vehicle crash. The shooting suspect ran into the woods.
Trooper Tallman was among the other police officers to arrive on the scene. Tallman encountered the suspect in the woods. The suspect shot Tallman in the stomach, state police said. Tallman returned fire and killed the suspect. ...
Full storySounds like a happy ending: perp dead, trooper in stable condition after surgery.
