MOUNDSVILLE — A man was taken into custody Tuesday night in Moundsville as part of an investigation into the possible abduction of an 11-year-old girl, according to Marshall County Sheriff Mike Dougherty.

According to a post from Dougherty on the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, at around 5:24 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to a report of a possible child abduction at the Walmart in Moundsville. The child, Dougherty said, had been messaging her family, indicating that she had been taken from her home in another state by an adult male.

In coordination with the West Virginia State Police, Moundsville Police Department and the FBI, law enforcement arrived at the scene and initiated a lockdown of the Walmart. Officers located the girl and an adult female inside the store.

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