Incident

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7-17-2023 West Virginia Sophia 1-1

Location

July 17, 2023

Dollar General
834 B WV-16
Sophia, West Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Trooper Courtney Casey
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Scott Arthur O’Brien
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Raleigh County off I-77 Exit 42; LEO w/ GSW to elbow during traffic stop, 9mm pistol; 7:00 PM officers shot and killed suspect running from woodline near Sunset Hills Missionary Church off Independence Rd in Coal City after all-day manhunt

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/07/17/trooper-shot-and-suspect-being-sought/

URL: https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-state-trooper-shot-in-elbow-during-stop-suspect-sought/article_b62005a0-24b0-11ee-a241-4f88ab8a7dc8.html

URL: https://www.wvva.com/2023/07/17/breaking-wvsp-trooper-shot-during-traffic-stop/

URL: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/07/18/trooper-on-the-mend-after-being-shot-in-the-line-of-duty-monday/

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 9
State House District: 42