Oct. 27, 2010
 
Shooting on Hall Avenue
Police Process Scene; Warrant Issued
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
 
Huntington, WV (HNN) – A young black man suffered a bullet wound to the leg from a Tuesday afternoon, October 26, shooting in the vicinity of 18th Street and Hall Avenue. The incident occurred at approximately 4 p.m., per a dispatch from Cabell EMS.
 
Multiple sources have identified the victim as Henry Coleman, a Huntington resident. Police Chief Skip Holbrook made a preliminary statement that the injury was not life threatening.
 
Police officers have been processing the crime scene including the use of a member of the department’s K-9 unit.
 
Huntington police have issued a malicious wounding warrant for Johnny Sneed of Huntington. The suspect is an African American male described as 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing over 200 pounds.
 
If you have information on the whereabouts of the suspect, please call Cabell 911.



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