Shooting by police officer in West Virginia sends man to hospital; incident being investigated
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Authorities are investigating the shooting of a West Virginia man by a police officer.
Sgt. B. D. Humphreys of the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office says the early Wednesday shooting sent a 28-year-old South Charleston man to the hospital. He said Mickey Davis is in the intensive care unit.
Humphreys says in a news release that the shooting occurred in Nitro after a police officer attempted to stop Davis, whose vehicle had only one operating headlight. He said Davis didn't stop and a short chased followed.
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Humphreys says Davis stopped but then attempted to hit the officer with his vehicle. He said the officer then fired several shots, striking the driver several times.
Humphrey said a passenger was not injured.
Nitro police asked the sheriff's office to investigate.