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Hancock County Shooting Victim Identified

More details have emerged about a weekend shooting that sent one man to the hospital over an alleged drug deal gone awry.

Authorities have identified Josh Poling, 19, of Weirton as the man shot in the groin area at a home on Wylie Ridge Road in Hancock County. He was taken by helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian with non-life threatening injuries.

Arrested in the shooting was Jordan A. Manns, 18, of Steubenville, who remains in the Northern Regional Jail in Moundsville on a $100,000 bond. Charged with malicious wounding and possession of cocaine, he is scheduled to appear in Hancock County Magistrate Court at 9 a.m. Friday.

A West Virginia Division of Natural Resources officer arrested Manns near North Fork Road about 45 minutes after the shooting.

When questioned by police, Manns said he went to 3111 Wylie Ridge Road with a friend, a juvenile male, late Saturday night after being invited to a party by a girl he met on Facebook. They met the girl at Wendy’s in Weirton, and she drove them to the party, according to a criminal complaint.

Upon arrival, the girl went to the house to get a friend who was supposed to sell the juvenile male some marijuana, the complaint said. Neither juvenile is named in the complaint.

An altercation ensued between the alleged dealer and the juvenile male. Manns told police that the juvenile male pulled the trigger, while the juvenile said Manns fired the shot, the complaint said.

Manns and his friend fled the area, and Manns allegedly disposed of the gun, which has not yet been recovered.

The two suspects were observed by the DNR officer on North Fork Road, and the officer gave chase, apprehending Manns, the complaint said. The juvenile eluded capture but was later located in Steubenville and brought to the sheriff’s office for questioning.

One of the police dogs identified a baggie containing a white powder in the area where Manns was apprehended. The substance tested positive for cocaine, according to the complaint.

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