GHENT, WV (LOOTPRESS) – UPDATE 8/27/2025 1:39 PM: A male subject was injured Monday, August 26, following an encounter with West Virginia State Police at the Little General Convenience Store on Odd Road in Raleigh County.

Authorities say a West Virginia Turnpike toll worker reported seeing a man in distress, claiming that someone was trying to kill him.

A trooper responding to the scene encountered the armed man inside the store. During the encounter, three rounds were fired, leaving the man injured.

Emergency medical services transported the individual first to Raleigh General Hospital and later to CAMC General for further treatment. No law enforcement officers were harmed in the incident.

The West Virginia State Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the event.

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