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Suspect, victim identified in weekend officer-involved shooting in Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia State Police said Monday that the man who died over the weekend after reportedly exchanging gunfire with Parkersburg and Wood County law enforcement is suspected of killing the woman whose body was found in their shared residence. Miguel Angel Gallegos, 49, of 3408 25th St., Parkersburg, was identified by 1st Sgt. C.J. Weekley as the man accused of both firing on officers at the scene and of killing Evelyn Lassend, 45, of the same address. Weekley said Lassend’s cause of death remains under investigation. Press releases from both the Parkersburg ...

Wood County Grand Jury

PARKERSBURG - The following indictments were returned by the Wood County Grand Jury on Friday. Preston D. Pierce, 58, Asheville, N.C.: murder, felony murder, concealment of a deceased human body and kidnapping in December 2022. William Ray Adkins, 47, 2403 Williamstown Pike, Williamstown: two counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm and child neglect creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury in October 2025. Myron Eugene Anderson, 44, North Central Regional Jail: malicious assault and domestic battery in September 2025 and possession of a controlled ...

Investigation beginning into shooting involving Parkersburg police, Wood County deputies

PARKERSBURG – A unit from the West Virginia State Police will begin the probe into a fatal shooting Saturday night in Parkersburg involving police officers and deputies from the Wood County Sheriff's Office, an official said. A crime scene team was headed to Parkersburg on Sunday to begin its investigation into the shooting at 3408 25th St., State Police dispatcher A.J. Taylor in Charleston said Sunday. Few new details were available Sunday, after one person was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police and deputies and another body was found at the scene. The second individual ...

Officer-involved shooting in Parkersburg leads to discovery of second body

PARKERSBURG - One person was killed in an officer-involved shooting during an exchange of gunfire with Parkersburg Police and Wood County Sheriff's deputies Saturday night, and another body was found at the scene. The second individual is believed to have been dead prior to officers' initial ...