MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A grand jury has declined to issue an indictment against sheriff's deputies in the fatal shooting of a West Virginia man while searching his home for another man.
The Dominion Post of Morgantown reports (http://bit.ly/2c1nIeh ) that the Monongalia County grand jury concluded its term on Friday by recommending that no action be taken against the deputies.
David Romanoski was killed in November while a group of deputies were searching for another man suspected of armed robbery.
Police said at the time that as deputies were searching the residence, they encountered Romanoski, who had a shotgun and a handgun. Romanoski was shot during the encounter and later died at the hospital.
The man deputies were there to arrest later turned himself in to the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office.
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Information from: The Dominion Post, http://www.dominionpost.com
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