UPDATE (10:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 6): Neighbors are speaking out as their waiting for answers from police after a shooting incident left 41-year-old Jermaine Johnson fighting for his life.
The investigation is still ongoing but neighbors like Eric Rodzankis are questioning their safety.
“I don’t know how many shootings and how many times I hear gunfire down in that area. So long as it’s not making any holes in my house, me, my wife, or my dogs, there’s nothing I can do about it,” Rodzankis says Thursday afternoon.
Other neighbors are echoing Rodzankis saying they are concerned whenever something like this happens and they think a greater police presence in the area could help people feel a little more comfortable in the place they are supposed to feel the safest.
UPDATE (12:19 p.m. on Thursday, April 6): The man killed in this shooting has been identified, and police are looking for two other men for questioning.
Huntington Police say that the victim killed on Wednesday night is 41-year-old Jermaine Johnson, of Huntington.
They say that two other men were present at the time of the shooting: Antonio Roland and Rafael Solomon.
HPD is asking Roland and Solomon to call their Criminal Investigations Bureau at 304-696-4420 extension 1025.
Anyone with information about the two men’s whereabouts or about the shooting, in general, is encouraged to call HPD’s Criminal Investigation Bureau at 304-696-4420 extension 1083.
UPDATE (9:05 a.m. on Thursday, April 6): A man is dead after a shooting in Huntington on Wednesday night.
Huntington Police say that they responded to reports of a shooting on the 700 block of Marcum Terrace at around 11:30 p.m.
They say they found a 41-year-old man who had been shot multiple times. The man was transported to the hospital, and he later died from his injuries.
The man’s identity has not yet been released.
No arrests have been made, and HPD says they are still investigating the incident.
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – One person was taken to the hospital after an overnight shooting in Huntington.
Cabell County Dispatch tells 13 News it happened in the 700 block of Marcum Terrace just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night.
Dispatch says the condition of the victim is unknown and there’s no word if someone was taken into custody.
