TODDLER SHOOTS SELF - Charleston police have charged 24-year-old Hannah Workman with gross neglect after her four-year-old son shot himself in the leg, Friday.
The gunshot wound was not life-threatening, but the little boy did have to undergo surgery in a Charleston hospital.
The criminal complaint says it was Workman's other son, a 2-year-old, who found the gun and gave it to his 4-year-old brother.
Workman said, "There was a gun underneath my couch. My boyfriend put it there. My son got a hold of it. I put it on the cabinet. It was not my fault."
Police are now searching for Workman's 16-year-old boyfriend who may have been at the house. He could be facing charges.
MARION CO. SHOOTING - Police in Marion County say a murder victim was shot twice and then beaten before he died.
Lyndon Vanfosson was shot to death at an Idamay home, Wednesday afternoon.
Charged in the incident is 21-year-old Samuel Ramsey III.
Authorities believe Ramsey beat Vanfosson with the gun after he collapsed.
Ramsey surrendered to police.
He's charged with first-degree murder.
FAIRMONT ROBBERY - The Fairmont Police are asking for the public's help to identify the man who robbed the High Life Lounge, Wednesday.
Police say a man walked into the High Life Lounge with a semi-automatic demanding money. An employee and several customers were unharmed in the incident.
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