Investigation into suspicious handgun injury

Heard on: Mercer County Public Safety and WV State Police

02:05

00:00

First control any available county or state unit.

00:03

Need response.

00:05

They were at PCH in the ER.

00:08

They had a 20-year-old female, (name withheld), that advised them that her 22-caliber handgun fell off her dresser, went off, shooting her in the chin.

00:19

The ER states that it feels suspicious with the circumstances and the people that brought her in are acting strange.

00:28

1350.

00:30

Six, sorry, draw.

00:31

I'll take care of it.

00:32

Ten four, sir.

00:33

Thirteen 16 .

00:35

And this did happen at (number withheld) Springton Mountain Road.

00:39

They're off Prince Country.

00:41

Yeah.

00:42

One six three.

00:49

Six three, control, do you have private?

00:55

Ten four, be advised, regional command just called in, said that PCH was on lockdown, I'm guessing because of the call that we gave that you're en route to.

01:06

Ten four.

01:12

Control, Princeton.

01:18

Hey.

01:24

Just wanted to advise you, PCH is on lockdown due to an incident that happened in Lashmeet, Matoaka area.

01:30

Victim went POV to the hospital.

01:33

Just wanted to advise.

01:35

Hey, we're good.

01:52

Mercer Control, Bluefield Rescue, Princeton Rescue Station Four, crews for regional command.

01:57

PCH is currently on lockdown.

01:59

Again, PCH is currently on lockdown.

02:03

Notification time 13 twenty-two.

2026-10-17 17:15 UTC

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Springton Mountain Rd, Matoaka, WV 24736

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