Mount Lookout, WV (WOAY)- A Nicholas County man is facing murder charges in connection to a fatal shooting.
According to a statement from West Virginia State Police, Trooper L.L. Cox filed a missing persons report for a 44-year-old Summersville man on Friday, February 14.
Investigation into the man’s whereabouts led to authorities discovering a shooting had taken place at a Mount Lookout residence.
On Saturday, February 15, police discovered the missing man’s deceased body near Tioga and transported his remains to Summersville Memorial Hospital to be viewed by a medical examiner.
The victim’s identity has not yet been shared publicly.
Authorities arrested 60-year-old James E. Pileggi of Mount Lookout, charging him with first-degree murder.
The investigation is ongoing, and we will provide further details when they are made available.
