Hurt, Va. – One man is in custody and another is recovering in the hospital following a Friday morning shooting in the northern end of Pittsylvania County.
Deputies responded to a call about a fight on Alta Street in the town of Hurt after receiving reports that someone had been shot. Investigators arrived to find a man suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported by EMS personnel to the emergency room.
The shooter was identified as Kevin Ray Wishon, 34, of Lynch Station, Va. He was taken into custody without incident.
Wishon is charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
He is currently being held in the Pittsylvania County Jail without bond, where he awaits his initial court appearance.