UPDATE (10:50 a.m. Thursday, April 8): According to Charleston Police Chief Tyke Hunt and Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin, the victim has been identified as 18-year-old KJ Taylor, a student at Capital High School.
#BREAKING: Charleston Police Chief Tyke Hunt and Charleston mayor Amy Goodwin say 18-year-old KJ Taylor was the victim of last nights fatal shooting. @WOWK13News
— Mackenzie Koch (@MackenzieWOWK13) April 8, 2021
Mayor Goodwin provided the following statement on Facebook:
UPDATE (9:00 a.m. Thursday, April 8): According to a spokesperson from Kanawha County Schools, the victim in Wednesday night’s fatal shooting was a student at Capital High School.
The school system says they are sending a crisis team to the school and will provide additional support to West Side Middle School and Mary C. Snow Elementary.
UPDATE: Metro dispatchers have confirmed the victim died from his injuries.
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Police are on scene of a shooting in the capitol city.
According to Kanawha County Dispatchers, one victim was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound.
The shooting happened along Central Avenue in Charleston, just before 9 P.M Wednesday.
It’s unclear of the victim’s condition at this time.
No word on a suspect, or if police have anyone in custody.
Charleston Police are handling the investigation. Stay with WOWK for the latest.
