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...kills next door neighbor on his own property!
UPDATE: Details of Deadly Cabell Shootings Released in Court Documents
UPDATE: Details of Deadly Cabell Shootings Released in Court Documents
Cabell County Sheriff Tom McComas says Garrick Hopkins, 60, of Milton and his brother, Carl Hopkins Jr., 61, of Oak Hill, W.Va. died after being shot by Black.
The shooting happened outside Blacks home at 12 Lane Drive about 2:30 p.m Saturday.
According to the criminal complaint, Black told detectives in his statement that he saw two men shaking the door on his tool shed in his backyard. He said he then reached and got his .243 and loaded the gun and pointed the gun out of his window and the shot the first male and then pulled the bolt action back and fired another shot and hit the other male.
Black also told deputies in his statement that the did not warn them nor did he call 911 when saw them.
He also advised that no first aid was given after the incident.
Sheriff McComas said in a release on Sunday that Garrick Hopkins had recently purchased the lot adjacent to #12 Lane Drive.
McComas says he took his brother to the property Saturday to show him where he and his family were planning to build their new home in the coming weeks.
The Sheriff says the outbuilding in question was on the Hopkins property and contained no belonging of Mr. Blacks.
Inside Black's home, McComas says detectives seized a large number of weapons and ammunition.