Police: W.Va. man shot and killed three people 'ambush-style' [View all]
Source: Hagerstown MD Herald-Mail
Authorities said a preliminary investigation shows three people were murdered when a Great Cacapon, W.Va., man who was prepping for the "end of times" hid behind a tree and opened fire with an assault-style rifle Monday afternoon on top of Sideling Hill Mountain in Morgan County, W.Va.
"He took cover behind a tree and shot these people ambush-style," Morgan County Sheriff Vince Shambaugh said Tuesday morning.
He said an initial investigation and information provided by a person who escaped the shooting indicate Erick Shute, 32, of Great Cacapon, fired the fatal shots from behind an oak tree about 20- to 25-yards away.
The dead were identified as Jack Douglas of Great Cacapon, and Travis Bartley and Willie Bartley, both of Hedgesville, W.Va.
Shambaugh said an AR-15 rifle was used to commit the killings.
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