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PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia State Police have released the names of the man killed Saturday evening after reportedly exchanging gunfire with Parkersburg and Wood County law enforcement, and the woman whose body was found in the residence.

The incident happened after Parkersburg Police were dispatched at approximately 9:48 p.m. Saturday to 3408 25th St.

Miguel Angel Gallegos, 49, of that address, was identified by State Police 1st Sgt. C.J. Weekley today as a suspect in both firing on officers and in the death of Evelyn Lassend, 45, of the same address. Weekley said Lassend’s cause of death remains under investigation.

News releases from the Parkersburg Police Department and Wood County Sheriff’s Office said the second individual, Lassend, is believed to have been dead before officers arrived on the scene.

A Parkersburg Police officer and a sheriff’s deputy were placed on administrative duty pending completion of an internal review.

Weekley said the State Police would not be releasing the names of the officers involved at this time.