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Suspect is Arrested in Boone County After a Woman and Her Unborn Child Are Killed

A man who had been considered armed and dangerous is now in custordy. Mitchell Hughes was accused of shooting and killing a woman and her unborn child and a manhunt happened Monday in the Kanawha State Forest area. 22-year old Ashley Goad and her unborn child were killed outside of a home on the 1600 block of Left Fork Road in Comfort in Boone County and neighbors found Hughes at their front door. After a 6-hour manhunt, deputies located Hughes in the Kanawha State Forest and Hughes will face two counts of first degree murder. Hughes also stole a Boone County deputy’s cruiser during the events Monday.

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