Mingo County is in the southwest corner of West Virginia, on the border with Kentucky.

NPR: W.Va. Sheriff Fatally Shot, Suspect In Custody

Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum died of his wounds, but State Police Capt.

NPR: W.Va. Sheriff Fatally Shot, Suspect In Custody

U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, the Democrat whose district includes Mingo County, said the sheriff, who was married with two children, was new to his job but not the cause of justice.

NPR: W.Va. Sheriff Fatally Shot, Suspect In Custody

"Pray for the residents of Mingo County as we struggle to understand why someone who fought so freely and selflessly on behalf of all of us was taken so tragically, " he said.

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Randy Hatfield of the Mingo County Sheriff's Office.

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"He and his deputies and other law enforcement agencies have worked tirelessly to wipe out crime in our county, especially targeting the drug dealers who spread the disease of addiction among our residents, " said John Mark Hubbard, president of the Mingo County Commission.

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Mingo County Sheriff Walter E.

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