Man arrested for pair of Williamson shootings

James Victor Hash Jr. James Victor Hash Jr.

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Police have made an arrest in a pair of shootings this week in Williamson.

James Victor Hash Jr.
James Victor Hash Jr.

James Victor Hash Jr., 20, of Oceana, W.Va., was arrested Friday for attempted murder, destruction of property, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, and brandishing a firearm.

Police believe him to be the person responsible for a drive-by shooting into a car on Tuesday, as well as a shooting into an apartment building the following night. No one was hurt in either incident. He was identified as a suspect based on information from the public, as well as a review of security camera video from the vicinity of the shootings.

Hash is now being held in the Southwestern Regional Jail in Holden. The case was investigated by the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office and Williamson Police, with assistance from West Virginia State Police and Williamson Fire Department.

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