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A man was arrested on a charge of malicious wounding Monday afternoon after another man was shot in the chest.
Alex Wilkerson, 28, was arrested Monday afternoon after an incident on Lani Lane in Moundsville, according to Marshall County Sheriff Mike Dougherty. According to a post Dougherty made on the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, Marshall County 911 received a call around 2:45 p.m. that a man had been shot in the chest on Lani Lane. When deputies arrived to the house, they found a 26-year-old victim lying on his back in the kitchen/dining room area of the residence suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. Two deputies began first aid while another deputy secured the firearm found at the scene.
The victim was conscious and able to communicate with first responders. Marshall County Emergency Medical Services transported him to a landing zone for an airlift to WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.
According to Dougherty, deputies learned that Wilkerson and the defendant allegedly were pointing firearms at each other in a playful manner and Wilkerson’s had discharged when he pointed it at the victim. Wilkerson immediately called for help, Dougherty said, and assisted the victim from the bedroom to the kitchen.
Wilkerson was taken into custody at the scene and charged with felony malicious wounding. He was processed at the Marshall County Sheriff's Office and transported to the Northern Regional Jail pending arraignment. Evidence, including both firearms involved and a spent casing, was collected and logged. The scene was processed and statements were obtained from all individuals present.
This incident remains under active investigation by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office. Dougherty said further updates will be provided as the investigation progresses.