PARKERSBURG – One of two people shot Monday in south Parkersburg died Thursday, Parkersburg Police reported.

Chief Matthew Board said Thursday evening that Bradi Florence, a victim in the Monday shooting on Belmont Road, succumbed Thursday to the injuries he sustained in the incident.

As a result, the arrestee in the case, Butch Wayne Knight, 18, of Parkersburg, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, upgraded from his original charges of three counts of attempted murder, Board said.

“The Parkersburg Police Department extends its deepest sympathy to Bradi’s family during this difficult time,” he said in a press release Thursday evening.

Knight remained in custody in the North Central Regional Jail. His original bond was set at $900,000 by Wood County Magistrate Court. Any potential change in bond status will be determined by Wood County Circuit Court since the new charge is a capital offense, Board said.

According to a press release earlier this week, Board said the investigation revealed Knight allegedly approached a vehicle parked near the Southwood Park basketball courts. After a brief verbal exchange with its three occupants, Knight allegedly fired multiple rounds, striking two of the men inside. The victims fled the area in the vehicle, reaching a safe location about one block away on Pennsylvania Avenue, the release said.

Responding officers developed Knight as a suspect and got a description of his vehicle, the release said. Within six minutes of the initial 911 call, officers conducted a traffic stop and took Knight into custody, it said.

The other wounded individual was identified as Devon Forshey, 18.