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POLICE SHOOT HUNTINGTON MAN - It started off with Huntington police responding to a call about domestic violence, Friday.
It ended in a shooting death.
Huntington Police said it all started when Raymond Adkins refused to open the door, creating a tense standoff.
A large group of officers dressed in tactical gear knocked down the door to go after Adkins.
What happened after that, says WSAZ-TV, depends on who you talk to.
"One of the officers had a beanbag gun and fired a beanbag at Mr. Adkins to act as a deterrent. That didn't seem to work. Mr. Adkins reached and grabbed that gun, and the officer lost control of it. Then, Mr. Adkins pointed it at his face. Another officer feared injury or even death for the officer being threatened and fired one round into Mr. Adkins," Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook said.
Leanna Adkins, Raymond Adkins' daughter adamantly disputes the press release issued by the police.
Adkins was shot once in the back with a .45-caliber gun. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police said that medics were called immediately and arrived in six minutes.
The officer responsible for the fatal shot is a five-year veteran of the police department.
Adkins has a criminal history. In 2007, he was charged with two counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian. He pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree sexual assault for sexually abusing a girl under the age of 16. He served two and half years in prison and was released last August.
MEN POSING AT STATE POLICE INVADE HOME - In Fayette County, a pair of men reportedly posing as State Police entered a Montgomery Heights home, then bound and robbed several people.
Fayette deputies went to the home invasion early Saturday. Victims Timothy Tucker, 51, Patsy Tucker, 45, Timothy Estep, 28, all of Powellton, and Brooke Tucker, 18, of Gauley Bridge, were inside when they said two large men, armed with a shotgun and a handgun, banged on the door.
They said the men appeared to have a police insignia on their jackets, while wearing masks, they said they were searching the home for drugs and money.
One of the men struck Timothy Tucker in the head with a handgun and the victims were pepper sprayed and bound with duct tape, police said.
The invaders demanded the combination to a safe, but the victims could not provide it.
They left the home saying they were going to "bring in the dogs," but didn't come back.
They were described as being white men about 6 feet tall and weighing about 200 to 220 pounds, believed to be in their 30s.
"Although there is no indication that any of the victims were involved in drug trafficking, this crime is consistent with individuals seeking either drugs or the money with which to obtain drugs," police said.
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