PARKERSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An 18-year-old Parkersburg man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured two people near the Southwood Park basketball courts.

Police say Butch Wayne Knight has been charged with three counts of attempted murder following a gunfire incident on Belmont Road.

According to investigators, Knight approached a vehicle parked in the lot where three 18-year-olds — Jairan Gandee, Devon Forshey, and Bradi Florence — were sitting inside.

After a brief verbal exchange, Knight allegedly fired multiple rounds into the passenger side of the vehicle, striking Forshey and Florence.

The victims drove away and reached a safe location about one block away on Pennsylvania Avenue, where police responded.

Officers identified Knight as a suspect and broadcast

See Full Page