On Wednesday June 17th at approximately 2:36PM officers with the Marion Police Department responded to a shooting at a residence on South McDowell Avenue in Marion. Upon officer’s arrival, it was discovered that 15-year-old W/M juvenile was inside the residence in a back bedroom suffering from a single gunshot wound.
McDowell County EMS responded and immediately began life saving measures on the juvenile and transported him to the McDowell Hospital. Those efforts were unsuccessful and shortly after being transported, he later succumbed to his injuries at McDowell Hospital. Investigators with the Marion Police Department responded to the residence as well and have assumed the investigation.
Preliminary investigation into this incident has revealed that there were multiple people inside the residence at the time of the incident. Investigators are working diligently to interview all parties that were present during the incident. However, at this time it does not appear that anyone inside the residence was involved in the shooting other than the juvenile mentioned above in this release. Additionally, no other individuals inside were injured.
The Marion Police Department will release more information when it becomes available. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends involved in this incident as they navigate through this difficult time. Our agency would also like to thank McDowell County EMS for their valiant efforts during this incident.
Authority Chief Allen Lawrence
