Police say officers fired at man in self defense. Two Raleigh County Sheriff's Deputies shot and killed a Cabell Heights man early Tuesday morning, citing self-defense, according to a news release from Chief Deputy Steve Tanner. Tanner indicated that the two deputies, who were not identified, were responding to a complaint made by neighbors that Robert Webb, 44, was firing a gun in the neighborhood. When the officers arrived at the scene they found Webb armed with an AK-47 assault rifle. Tanner said the deputies identified themselves and told Webb to put down his weapon, but when Webb responded by placing the rifle on his shoulder and aiming it at the officers, they fired simultaneously in defense. Webb, Tanner said, died at the scene. According to the Associated Press, friends and family members told a local television station that Webb was a good man who was firing the gun in celebration of the July Fourth holiday. They said he probably didn’t hear the officers clearly and spun around to see what the commotion was, not meaning to point the gun at anyone. Webb was “a really nice guy who really loved his two young daughters,” said neighbor Chris Young. Attempts to contact Tanner and Raleigh County Sheriff Danny Moore Tuesday evening were unsuccessful. The investigation is continuing. The Associated Press contributed to this story
By Michelle James E-mail: mjames@register-herald.com
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