A silent 911 call from a home on Middle Grave Creek Road in Marshall County, West Virginia, set off a chain of events early Thursday that left three people dead — two found inside the residence and a third fatally shot by a deputy after he allegedly opened fire on responding officers. The investigation into what happened inside that home remains active, with key details, including the identities of everyone involved, still unconfirmed.
Authorities in Marshall County are investigating a double homicide and an officer-involved shooting at the residence, according to wtov9.com. The Marshall County Sheriff's Office reported that dispatchers received a 911 call from the home, located near Moundsville, a town roughly 11 miles south of Wheeling in the West Virginia panhandle. The timing of that call has been reported differently across outlets: ledenews.com reported the call came in at approximately 1:40 a.m., while CBS News reported dispatchers received the call around 1:45 a.m.
No One Spoke On The Line
Whatever the exact minute, the call itself was unusual: no one was speaking on the line when it came through, and deputies responded to investigate, per the same Lede News account. That silence is part of what makes the early minutes of this case so murky — dispatchers had no voice on the other end to tell them what they were about to find.
What deputies encountered when they arrived was a man who fired a pistol at them, according to wtov9.com's report, which states that authorities said a deputy returned fire and fatally struck the suspect. Deputies then entered the home and discovered two deceased individuals inside, the same report states.
Names Not Publicly Released
CBS News reported that the Marshall County Sheriff's Office had not released the names of the man shot by deputies or the individuals found in the home. The Intelligencer reported separately that the victims' names had not been publicly released.
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office and West Virginia State Police are investigating the double homicide and officer-involved shooting, according to lootpress.com. The Intelligencer reports that the investigation remains active and ongoing.
No charges have been reported in connection with the case, and no coroner or autopsy findings have been made public. As the investigation continues, Marshall County residents are left waiting for official word on exactly what unfolded inside that home on Middle Grave Creek Road.
