A Charleston, West Virginia, police officer fatally shot a man suspected of trespassing Wednesday after police said the man turned violent.
Officers were investigating a reported trespassing around 1 p.m. when they encountered William E. Henry Jr., according to a statement from Charleston Police Chief James “Tyke” Hunt.
Henry, 43, armed himself with a pipe and advanced on an officer, according to Hunt. Henry then “fought off a taser display” and struck the officer over the head with the tube, according to police.
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A West Virginia police officer shot and killed a man suspected of trespassing. The man became violent when the officer began questioning him. He died Wednesday at the hospital.
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The officer then shot Henry. Officers on the scene provided first aid, but Henry was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to Hunt.
The Charleston Police Department will forward its findings to the Kanawha County District Attorney’s Office for review. The officer who shot Henry will be placed on leave pending the prosecutor’s preliminary findings. Hunt did not identify the officer.
