Police said they're looking for a Charleston man they believe killed another man on Thursday.
Dimitrius Malone, 23, is wanted on a charge of first-degree murder, Lt. Steve Cooper, chief of detectives for the Charleston Police Department, said Friday morning.
"We are involved in what I would call a manhunt at this point," Cooper said. "At this point we're asking anyone who may know the whereabouts of Mr. Malone to please notify the Charleston Police Department. Anonymously is fine. We just want to get him in custody."
Police believe Malone shot Nate Chaney, 22, several times in the head in the parking lot outside Littlepage Terrace apartments about noon Thursday. Chaney died shortly afterward at CAMC General Hospital.
Cooper said they know what led to the incident but wouldn't get into detail.
"I can say that this incident was related to a drug debt," he said. "That's about all I can say as far as specifics go."
Cooper said police are not sure if Malone is still in Charleston but that's where they are currently searching. Malone originally is from New York City.
"Right now we have members of the Charleston Police Department actively searching for Mr. Malone," he said. "We have other technological strategies in place that I can't get into specifics on but we are searching for him."
Malone has no criminal record in Kanawha County.
Police don't believe anyone else was involved in the shooting. They also don't believe the shooting is connected to the other three recent shooting deaths in Charleston.
"In the past we've seen similar sprees," Cooper said. "The way I can describe that is every so often they just happen to occur in bunches."
Police have filed charges in the previous three shootings.
"We've developed a lot of contacts in the community," Cooper said. "People are willing to talk and cooperate with detectives."
He said anyone with information should call 304-348-8111.
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