Sheriff’s Deputy Attacked In Her Home In Retaliation Attack?

By Bob Owens

A female deputy in Upshur County (WV) was the apparent target of an attack that saw projectiles fired into her car and home late Saturday evening, including a bullet that miraculously penetrated the walls of her home and were trapped in her child’s clothes, without causing physical injury.

A child was narrowly missed by at least one of several bullets fired late Saturday into the Diana home of an Upshur County sheriff’s deputy, an event the sheriff described Monday as an “attack” on his office and the community of Diana.

Upshur County Sheriff Larry Webb is seeking the public’s help to identify whomever fired at his deputy’s home, her personal vehicle and patrol car. He put the bullet-riddled patrol vehicle on display during a news conference outside the sheriff’s office Monday afternoon.

“Due to the amount of damage done to the patrol car, investigators are looking into the likelihood of a retaliation motive on the part of the persons having recent interaction with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office or one of its deputies,” Webb said.

What he referred to as a “deadly conduct incident” occurred at 11 p.m. Saturday, and Webb said it was the first of its nature targeting the sheriff’s office.

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Source:: Bearing Arms