One person killed, another wounded in apparent officer-involved shooting

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — UPDATE, 7 p.m. 8/01/19

West Virginia State Police have released the name of a man who was shot and killed by troopers Thursday afternoon.

Troopers said Eric Toon was shot and killed after leading troopers on a motorcycle chase in Kanawha County.

Troopers also arrested Noah Sutherland, who was with Toon during the chase.

Taylor Quinn, who is suspected of helping the two men escape, was wounded. Her injuries do not appear to be life threatening. She has not been charged.

UPDATE, 11:58 a.m. 8/01/19

West Virginia State Police said an armed man who authorities had been searching for after a motorcycle chase in Kanawha County was shot and killed Thursday on Lotus Drive after officers opened fire.

A woman who State Police said was a suspect for allegedly helping the two men on the motorcycle escape was wounded and had injuries that did not appear to be life threatening.

The incident began about 9 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Falcon and Lotus drives when a trooper was responding to a domestic call. The trooper encountered a motorcycle carrying two people that struck the cruiser. One of the riders was not wearing a helmet and the bike had a cardboard tag.

The pursuit was intermittent and went through multiple areas. Authorities thought the motorcycle might return to the Falcon Drive-Lotus Drive area and that is where State Police, Charleston police and Kanawha County deputies responded.

A search for two men on the motorcycle began. One man was taken into custody initially, but he was released.

At some point, the search focused on a home on Lotus Drive, and the suspects came out. State Police said the suspect who was shot had a gun and a trooper and another officer from an unspecified agency fired. He was dead at the scene. The other suspect who had been sought was taken into custody.

The circumstances surrounding how the woman who was wounded was shot were unclear.

UPDATE, 08/01/19 11:23 a.m.

One person was killed and a woman was wounded in an apparent officer-involved shooting in Kanawha County.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting Thursday were unclear, but it followed a motorcycle chase that was initiated by West Virginia State Police and ended up in the Edens Fork Road area.

State Police, Kanawha County deputies and Charleston police are at the scene of the shooting that apparently occurred in the Lotus Drive area.

UPDATE, 08/01/19 10:45 a.m.

Multiple shots have been fired and a woman appeared to have been hit near Lotus Drive.

The incident followed a police chase Thursday morning involving a motorcycle pursuit started by the West Virginia State Police.

Charleston police, Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies and State Police are at the scene.

The exact circumstances behind the shooting were not immediately available. First responders carried the injured woman so she could get medical attention after she was shot. She appeared to have a gunshot wound to the leg.

Authorities had been searching for two suspects in the Edens Fork area following the pursuit.

ORIGINAL, 9:52 a.m. 8/01/19

Authorities said a search was underway Thursday morning in Kanawha County for two people following a motorcycle chase.

The search is underway for the driver of the motorcycle and a passenger near Edens Fork following the pursuit.

One person was taken into custody initially but was released.

A trooper was responding to a domestic call on Falcon Drive when he encountered a motorcycle. The passenger did not have a helmet and the motorcycle had a cardboard tag. A pursuit began and the chase traveled along W.Va. 21, crossed the Patrick Street Bridge, went up I-77 and ended up back in the Edens Fork area.

Eyewitness News has a crew at the scene. More details will be provided on this developing story as they become available.