Man shot by law enforcement on W.Va. highway after chase

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Published July 6, 2022 7:07 PM

BRADLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man on a federal highway in West Virginia after they say he fled a vehicle crash scene, stole a pickup truck and led police on a chase. A video of the shooting Wednesday has been circulating on social media. West Virginia State Police identified the man on Thursday as 36-year-old Matthew Scott Jones of Culpeper, Virginia. West Virginia State Police Captain R. A. Maddy said in a news release Thursday that authorities are still investigating what led to the shooting.

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