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Intoxicated man fires rifle near Samarico Mountain in WVLincoln County WV

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Lincoln County, WV

A man, believed to be highly intoxicated, was seen walking near Samarico Mountain and Route 214 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, carrying a high-powered rifle and firing several shots. He wore blue pants and no shirt. He was last observed walking down the side of the mountain and is believed to still be in the area.

Audio|Source: Lincoln County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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See, I was on the phone with an officer.
00:07
He's had a report of a male on foot, walking on the side of Samarico Mountain, said he appears to be highly under the influence of something, carrying a high-powered rifle and just shooting it off.
00:18
Well, you guys on the solid side, is that correct?
00:20
Yeah, she says he's walking down the solid side of Samarico Mountain.
00:24
And hang on, let me pull around and close that way.
00:26
She's having fire all three shots.
00:28
Okay.
00:29
Tim Nelson, I'm just wearing blue pants and no shirt.
00:32
So I put 45, like, we're at Station All-Duty.
00:34
45 and Station All-duty, 15004.
00:37
24 Spong, Q Hollow.
00:39
What a Hugh Hollow, Sergeant Hugh Hollow, 46-year-old female,
00:42
actively seizing.
00:43
44 Spong, Hugh Hollow, 46 male, absolute seizing.
00:46
To Camp 5. We're responding to the midway road south side.
00:49
A female drug back up a wave, I said she doesn't see any more.
00:52
I believe you may have walked down by gosh, you didn't know.
00:56
Linda did she does not say him anymore.
00:58
That was your route. Yeah, Camp War, she drove down, so she saw him walk by her house again and saw him walk in and then she heard three shots.
01:07
She just drove back down so that she doesn't seem anymore.
01:10
She thinks he may have walked up Bucca or down over hill somewhere.
01:13
He's up on the road any longer.
01:14
Jim, Paul, Lincoln, myself was 396 and 5444 in round.
01:19
If you get any update on that mail, by chance, just all right us.
01:22
104, she was advised if he goes to call back if she hears any more shots or receives him again.
01:27
Lincoln, you advise he was surplice and jeans.
01:31
10-4[1], no shirt, blue jeans, or blue pants of some type, brown hair.
01:37
The viz had a rifle with the strap is over his shoulder.
01:41
Okay. Okay.
01:42
I'm sorry, I'm going to chew by the who she was enabled in the Mabel of the Malle's cable.
01:46
She has no idea. She had I've never seen you before.
01:47
Route 214 near Buckeye 4th break.
01:50
There's a male walking along, Route 214, carrying a rifle.
01:55
He may have fired off a couple rounds.
01:57
We're not sure where he fired him off to.
01:59
The caller doesn't see him anymore, but we believe he's still in the area.
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