Police report

Clendenin man dies

when pickup flips over

A Clendenin man died after his pickup truck flipped on U.S. 119near Elkview, police said.

Leroy Hall Jr., 22, of Cold Springs Road, was killed Saturdaynight when the pickup he was driving crossed the center line, strucka guard rail and flipped over, said John Shackelford, communicationsspecialist with the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department.

A passenger, Harold Justin Mullins, 21, of Falling Rock Road inClendenin, was injured in the accident. He was listed in satisfactorycondition at Charleston Area Medical Center's General Hospital.

The accident occurred about 11:15 p.m. near 5329 Elk River RoadNorth as Hall was driving north toward Clendenin. Police foundalcoholic beverages in the truck, Shackelford said.

Two teen boys shot in legs

on Charleston's West Side

Two boys were wounded when a bystander started shooting into acrowd that had gathered around a fight in the 1500 block of WestWashington Street early Sunday, said Sgt. C.E. Sisson of theCharleston Police Department.

The unknown black male, wearing blue jeans and a black jacket witha hood over his head, struck two boys, aged 15 and 16, with shotsfrom his handgun, Sisson said.

One boy was grazed on the front of his left leg. The other wasshot through his right calf. It was unclear whether they wereinvolved in the fight or watching it, Sisson said.

The crowd scattered when the shots were fired, and not many peoplewere willing to talk to police about the incident, he said.