Hoyer says airman who died fighting fire was doing what he loved; reward money increased in connection with arson probe By
Senior Airman Logan Young died fighting a barn fire on Dec. 27.(Photo/WVNG)
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. The reward money leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for an arson fire that killed a member of the West Virginia Air National Guard has been increased to $20,000, according to the state Fire Marshal’s Office.
An anonymous donor contributed $15,000 to the reward money Monday.
Senior Airman Logan Young, 30, of Martinsburg, a firefighter assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, was killed while fighting a barn fire on Charles Town Road early Sunday morning. The fire was reported at just before 2 a.m.
Fatal Berkeley County fire ruled arson; reward offered herald-dispatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from herald-dispatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. â Police said they found a 16-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound outside a Martinsburg-area bar Friday night.
At 11:28 p.m., the Berkeley County Sheriffâs Department was dispatched to Club Aura at 80 Aero St. for a shooting victim, according to Sheriff Curtis Keller.
Aero Street is just off Charles Town Road, also known as W.Va. 9, east of downtown Martinsburg.
Keller said when deputies arrived, they found the boy lying next to a dark-colored Mercedes-Benz in the barâs parking lot.
The boy was transported to Berkeley Medical Center for what appeared to be injuries that were not life threatening, Keller said.