A gun-toting son investigating a possible burglary at his mother's vacant West Virginia home in the middle of the night this week told authorities he actually encountered an intruder, who turned toward him with something in his hand.
Unwise actions of the intruder.
The intruder he shot was identified as 38-year-old Joshua Boone of Williamsport, Maryland.
Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said A man called police around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday to report he had shot an intruder at his mother's Inwood home on Winchester Avenue.
Officers responded to the scene and found a man lying face-down inside the residence suffering from a gunshot wound.
Police performed life-saving measures until emergency responders arrived, but the man was pronounced dead shortly after they arrived, according to the sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office said its Criminal Investigations Bureau was called to the residence to examine evidence at the scene and conduct a shooting investigation.
An investigation revealed that the man who pulled the trigger had responded to the home after being informed of a possible robbery.
The intruder he shot was identified as 38-year-old Joshua Boone of Williamsport, Md. Police said Boone's next of kin have been notified of his death.
WDVM-TV identified The man who shot Boone identified himself as Michael Marshall, and told police that Boone turned toward Marshall “with something in his hand,” after which Marshall fired a handgun, police said. Boone was found with a gunshot wound in his garage at the home, police said.
This case will be presented to the Berkeley County Prosecutor's Office once the investigation is complete. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 304-267-7000.
Image courtesy of Berkeley County (West Virginia) Sheriff's Office
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