PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three people were killed and one person was injured in an apparent murder-suicide in Weirton, West Virginia.
According to WTRF-TV, officers with the Weirton Police Department were called to a home on Miami Avenue at around 12:20 a.m. on Saturday for a reported shooting.
When officers arrived, they found two people dead inside the home, the TV station reported. The two victims were identified as 25-year-old Jordan Bettino and 26-year-old Zoe Antoniou, and they were found shot to death.
A third victim, 30-year-old Desiree McDiffitt, was taken to a local hospital with gunshot wounds, according to WTRF-TV. McDiffitt is believed to be in stable condition.
The alleged shooter, 33-year-old Brennan Bailey, was found dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Police said, according to the TV station, that children were home at the time of the shooting. They were not harmed and are now safe.
Weirton Police Chief Charlie Kush said two of the victims were sisters and the shooter was the boyfriend of one of the victims, MetroNews reported.
“We don’t have a positive motive at this moment. We’re still talking to family and still talking to friends and we hope to get a better statement from the female who was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital to see what she can tell us,” said Kush, according to MetroNews.
No other information was released. The investigation is ongoing, and there is no threat to the public.
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CHELYAN, W.Va. — A West Virginia Turnpike worker was injured Saturday after falling out of a tollbooth that was hit by a truck.
State police said it happened Saturday morning at about 9:16 when a truck carrying steel I beams, driven by Cameron Huntington, 28, of Colorado hit a southbound tollbooth near Chelyan.
John Terry, 61, of Gallagher, was working the tollbooth and fell out the window after contact from an I beam caused the booth to rock.
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The tollbooth fell to the right striking a vehicle in the next lane.
Troopers said there were no serious injuries.
Huntington was ticketed for failure to maintain control of his truck.
PENNSBORO, W.Va (WDTV) – Racing enthusiasts around the state had the chance to see vintage race cars and motorcycles at the annual West Virginia Racing Heritage Festival Saturday.
The festival teaches attendants about West Virginia’s history in dirt track racing with both cars and motorcycles.
The festival was held at Pennsboro Speedway, which opened in 1887 and hosted some of the nation’s top racing talent on its tracks.
“We’ve got so many national champions here,” WV Racing Heritage Festival President Ashley Ness said. “This racetrack has seen all these national champions. We’ve had the best in the United States, including Australia and New Zealand, come here and race at Pennsboro Speedway. It’s time to get them all back again.”
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Racing legends who come from the Mountain State attended the festival to speak about their experience on the tracks.
One panel included six women who competed in flat-track motorcycle racing at a time when it was mostly dominated by men.
“We have six of the lady flat-track racers that were pioneers in the 60s and 70s,” Ness said. “It’s so important to get this documented, and that’s what the Heritage Festival is all about, documenting the history of dirt track racing, whether it be motorcycles or race cars.”
Vintage cars and motorcycles also got back in action with a parade lap on the tracks of Pennsboro Speedway.
The festival began in 2015 and will continue next year on June 5.
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