MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Police in Morgantown have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with the downtown shooting November 5.
Police allege Nyquan McCargo, 18, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, was wearing a ski mask when he shot at another person six times around 1:30 a.m. on Fayette Street near Chestnut and High Streets.
The victim was hit in both legs and self-transported himself to a hospital in Pennsylvania.
The victim told police McCargo attempted to fight him earlier in the evening at a nightclub and was removed by bouncers. Not long after the altercation McCargo allegedly shot the victim.
Police said McCargo was questioned immediately following the incident, but police did not find a gun.
McCargo now faces wanton endangerment with a firearm and attempted murder charges. He is being held at North Central Regional Jail on a $75,000 bond.