UPDATED, 5 a.m. 8/13/22
A suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred Friday evening at a home in the Kanawha City section of Charleston has been taken into custody.
Charleston police said Kerry Michael Wiley, 64, of Belle was taken into custody about midnight without incident just inside the city limits. Wiley is currently being held at South Central Regional Jail.
Wiley was being sought on a first-degree murder charge in the shooting of Ty Christopher Hall, 55, of Charleston, police said.
Police said Wiley shot Hall about 7:30 p.m. Friday in the garage of a home in the 5100 block of Lancaster Avenue. Officers said Wiley arrived at the residence to confront Hall, who had fired him from a construction job.
A news release from police said the victim and the suspect got into an argument inside the victim's garage after the suspect confronted the victim about his termination from the job. Police said the suspect pulled a gun and a struggle began. The suspect fired one shot toward the victim, striking him in the head, police said. The suspect then fled the scene in a vehicle.
UPDATED, 10:15 p.m. 8/12/22
Investigators have provided updates on a fatal shooting that occurred Friday evening in Kanawha County .
Kerry Michael Wiley, 64, of Belle is being sought by Charleston police on a first-degree murder charge, according to a news release from the Charleston Police Department.
The news release said officers found the body of Ty Christopher Hall, 55, of Charleston about 7:30 p.m. in the garage of a Kanawha City residence in the 5100 block of Lancaster Avenue.
Officers said Wiley arrived at the residence to confront Hall, who had fired him from a construction job.
Police report the altercation turned violent and Wiley shot Hall once in the head. Wiley reportedly fled the scene in a red Isuzu Hombre with West Virginia license plate No. 65P 744.
Charleston police said witnesses helped officers in identifying the suspect and a warrant has been issued for Wiley's arrest.
Anyone with information on Wiley's location may contact investigators at 304-348-6380 or dispatchers at 304-348-8111.
UPDATED, 9:50 p.m. 8/12/22
Charleston police have identified a suspect in a murder investigation following a shooting that occurred Friday evening in Kanawha City.
Officers report Kerry Wiley, from the Belle/Witcher Creek area, is being sought by investigators.
Charleston police have confirmed that a victim has died after being shot in the head. The name of the person killed has not been released.
Dispatchers said the shooting occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the 5100 block of Lancaster Avenue.
Additional details will be provided once they are made available.
ORIGINAL STORY
A fatal shooting incident was reported Friday evening by emergency service workers.
Charleston police confirmed a victim died after being shot in the head.
Dispatchers said the shooting occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the 5100 block of Lancaster Avenue.
Police report no one is in custody.
Additional details will be provided once they are made available.