Arrest made in Patrick County shooting case

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

Patrick County authorities say a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting earlier this week has been taken into custody.

According to the Patrick County Sheriff’s Office, Michael Cody Solomon was arrested without incident on Wednesday and is currently being held in the Patrick County Jail without bond. Solomon was wanted in connection with the shooting of Allen Michael Bowman, who was struck in the wrist during the incident.

Investigators say deputies were able to locate Solomon and take him into custody peacefully, bringing an end to a search that began after the shooting was reported. Authorities have not released details about where Solomon was arrested or how long the search lasted, but confirmed there were no injuries or additional incidents during the arrest.

The shooting left Bowman with a gunshot wound to the wrist. Officials have not released updated information about his condition, but the injury was described as non-life-threatening. Emergency responders treated Bowman following the incident, and the case was quickly turned over to investigators.

Law enforcement officials have not publicly detailed what led up to the shooting or the relationship, if any, between Solomon and Bowman. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation, and authorities have indicated that additional charges could be filed as the case develops.

Solomon is being held without bond as he awaits his next court appearance. A bond hearing is expected to be scheduled in the coming days, at which time a judge will determine whether Solomon will remain held or be eligible for release under certain conditions.

The Patrick County Sheriff’s Office said the arrest was the result of coordinated efforts by deputies and emphasized that situations involving firearms are treated with the highest priority to protect public safety. Officials thanked the community for its cooperation and encouraged anyone with additional information related to the case to contact law enforcement.

Authorities also reminded the public that charges are allegations, and Solomon is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The case will proceed through the Patrick County court system, where prosecutors are expected to present evidence related to the shooting. Further details, including formal charges and court dates, are expected to be released as the investigation continues.

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‘Doomsday Clock’ 2026: This is how close we are to self-annihilation, scientists say

The 2025 Doomsday Clock time is displayed after the time reveal held by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the United States Institute of Peace on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

(WASHINGTON) — The “Doomsday Clock” — a symbolic clock that represents how close humanity is to global catastrophe — has moved closer to midnight.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Tuesday that the clock is now 85 seconds to midnight, with midnight representing the apocalypse.

The organization cited nuclear weapons, climate change and biological threats as the three biggest concerns to humanity and the motivation to move the clock closer to midnight.

The new time is four seconds closer to midnight than the 2025 Doomsday Clock.

The clock, set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a nonprofit media organization comprised of world leaders and Nobel laureates.

It is “a design that warns the public about how close we are to destroying our world with dangerous technologies of our own making,” according to the group.

Intended to be a metaphor and graphic reminder of the perils humans must address, the Doomsday Clock was established in 1947 by Albert Einstein, Manhattan Project director J. Robert Oppenheimer and University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons as part of the Manhattan Project.

When it was introduced — two years after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan — it was set to seven minutes before midnight.

Since then, the clock has been adjusted both forward and backward multiple times.

The farthest the clock has been adjusted from midnight was at 17 minutes in 1991, after then-President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev announced reductions in the nuclear arsenals of their respective countries and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was revived.

In 2025, the clock moved to 89 seconds before midnight. The 2024 and 2023 Doomsday Clock was set to 90 seconds before midnight.

ABC News’ Bill Hutchinson contributed to this report.

Back-to-back winter storms hit the East this weekend with arctic blast behind them next week

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(NEW YORK) — Two winter storms will move through the East this weekend, with cold air coming right behind it in an arctic blast forecast for next week.

The first of the two storm systems will be a quick-moving, clipper system that continues to bring scattered snow showers to the Midwest and Great Lakes before bringing two rounds of snow for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic on Saturday.

The first round of snow showers moved through early Saturday morning from the central Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia and Virginia up into Pennsylvania, as well as New England. The next round moves in later Saturday morning.

By noon, there will be either snow or mixed conditions along the I-95 corridor from Baltimore to Philadelphia to New York City.

By mid-afternoon, Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia will be clear with New York City and Bridgeport, Connecticut, seeing a change to a light wintry mix as things begin drying up.

Most of New England will see snow on Saturday except along the coast. Boston is likely seeing mostly rain from this, but could get in on a wintry mix at times.

Heading into Saturday night, the first storm system moves out and things begin to clear out across the Northeast, with only a few isolated showers remaining.

The next storm system, which will be a coastal storm that forms off the Southeast coast early Sunday morning, will slide up the East Coast for Sunday.

A light wintry mix or snow will be present for parts of Georgia on Sunday morning by 8:00 a.m., with it possibly extending down to the Florida Panhandle. Atlanta could even get in on a few snow showers, while Macon, Georgia, is likely to see more concentrated wintry weather.

Rain elsewhere along the Southeast coast extends up into the Carolinas.

As the coastal storm moves up the East Coast later Sunday morning into the afternoon, the next round of snow looks to develop along the Northeast coast from Washington, D.C., to New York City to Boston.

It’s not set yet who will see snow with this coastal storm, as it all depends on how close it is to the coast. There is a chance for more snow near the I-95 corridor. However, it’s becoming clearer that there’ll be more snow for areas along the coast rather than areas inland with this second storm system.

Overall, both of these storm systems will bring minor accumulations along the I-95 corridor and parts of New England.

Some higher snowfall amounts of 2 to 6 inches will be possible north and west of the I-95 corridor and parts of interior New England.

Behind these two systems will be a big arctic blast that will sweep across much of the Eastern and Central U.S. to start the new work week.

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