GILES COUNTY, Va. – UPDATE
A man and a woman are both facing charges after an early morning shooting in Giles County, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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Authorities said they received a call about someone who was shot in the 500 block of Painter School Road in Pembroke around 1:17 a.m.
Just before 2 a.m., deputies said they found a pickup truck on private property off of Painter School Road near Royal Drive. Deputies said they found Angela Boyd, 51, inside the truck. Billy Martin, 44, ran away from the scene before deputies arrived, authorities said.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, officers from Narrows, Pearisburg, Pembroke and Virginia State Police formed a perimeter around the area and took Martin into custody less than a mile away. Authorities said Boyd was also arrested.
Boyd and Martin have been charged with breaking and entering while armed with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to break and enter, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The victim of the shooting has been treated at a local hospital and released, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Authorities are not releasing the victim’s name at this time.
UPDATE
A man that was wanted in connection to an early morning shooting in Giles County is now in custody, according to the dispatchers.
Authorities said that Billy Martin, 44, was found in Pembroke.
The shooting that Martin was wanted in connection to remains under investigation, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
ORIGINAL STORY
Authorities are searching for a man they said is wanted in connection to a shooting that happened early Tuesday morning in Giles County.
The Giles County Sheriff’s Office believes that Billy Martin, 44, is near Painter School Road in Pembroke. Deputies said he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Authorities described Martin as around 5′8″, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes last seen wearing a white t-shirt and jeans.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 540-921-3842.