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PARKERSBURG – One person was killed in an officer-involved shooting during an exchange of gunfire with Parkersburg Police and Wood County Sheriff’s deputies Saturday night, and another body was found at the scene.

The second individual is believed to have been dead prior to officers’ initial contact with the first person, according to a release from the Parkersburg Police Department that was also posted on the Wood County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

Parkersburg Police officers responded at approximately 9:48 p.m. to an apartment in the 3400 block of 25th Street in reference to an unknown problem, the release said.

Officers made contact with an individual inside the residence who began firing rounds at them, the release said. Sheriff’s deputies responded to assist and deployed the sheriff’s office’s armored vehicle.

The subject continued to exchange fire with officers and deputies and was ultimately fatally wounded, the release said.

Law enforcement personnel then entered the apartment and found a second deceased individual, it said.

“At this time, investigators believe that individual was deceased prior to officers’ initial contact with the armed subject,” the release said.

Additional information about the deceased individuals, including their age and gender, was not included in the release.

The West Virginia State Police has assumed responsibility for investigation of the entire incident, the release said. Per protocol, one sheriff’s deputy and one police officer have been placed on administrative duty pending completion of the internal review.

Additional questions were directed to the State Police.