As a medical helicopter was called, Burford tried to save Jones' life. "Can I perform CPR on a chest wound, or will it make it worse?" he asked desperately over the radio. He asked the question again before he was given permission to try the lifesaving procedure.

Requests to interview Napier were denied by State Police officials.

"At this time, we don't think it is in the best interests of Trooper Napier to be interviewed," said Sgt. Michael Baylous, spokesman for the State Police. "First, this is an open investigation, and it is actually being conducted by [the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department]. ... And secondly, any time there is a situation such as this, the potential always exists for there to be a civil suit."

Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford said Wednesday that Napier being interviewed by the Gazette would not harm the department's investigation.

"He didn't play any major role in the activity that night," Plants said.

Plants said police are planning a press conference on Monday to reveal more information about the investigation.

Gazette reporter Rusty Marks

contributed to this report.

Reach Gary Harki at gha...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-5163.

Although seven officers who were on the scene have been placed on leave, only Patrolman Christopher Burford, a 20-month veteran of the force, Patrolman Owen Morris, a two-year veteran of the force, and Jones fired shots at Good, according to sources close to the investigation.

Jones was hit by an errant shot from his fellow officers.

Police say Good, 31, of Milliken, led them on a chase at about 9 p.m. Sept. 12, then was spotted again after midnight on Sept. 13. After a second chase, with Natasha Light, 24, in the passenger seat of his pickup, Good drove his truck to the gravel lot off of Quick Road where he was killed.

The three officers fired approximately 14 shots, sources say. Jones fired once at Good, then was hit in the chest with a bullet, stumbled back to his car and fell into the drivers seat. Upon falling, his pistol discharged a second time, hitting him in the arm, sources say.

According to radio traffic released Sept. 18 by Kanawha County emergency officials, it was Burford who first spotted Good in his gray flatbed pickup on Virginia Street and took up the chase.

As the chase continued from Virginia Street to Greenbrier Street and into northern Kanawha County, Jones, Burford and Morris chased Good.

A fourth police officer, State Trooper M.J. Napier, laid spike strips in Good's path and then joined the chase after Good ran over them, said Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Plants.

"103 to Metro, we've got an officer down!" a frantic Morris radioed at 1:10 a.m. "Our officer is down! 103 [to] Metro! Officer down!"

As a medical helicopter was called, Burford tried to save Jones' life. "Can I perform CPR on a chest wound, or will it make it worse?" he asked desperately over the radio. He asked the question again before he was given permission to try the lifesaving procedure.

Requests to interview Napier were denied by State Police officials.

"At this time, we don't think it is in the best interests of Trooper Napier to be interviewed," said Sgt. Michael Baylous, spokesman for the State Police. "First, this is an open investigation, and it is actually being conducted by [the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department]. ... And secondly, any time there is a situation such as this, the potential always exists for there to be a civil suit."

Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford said Wednesday that Napier being interviewed by the Gazette would not harm the department's investigation.

"He didn't play any major role in the activity that night," Plants said.

Plants said police are planning a press conference on Monday to reveal more information about the investigation.

Gazette reporter Rusty Marks

contributed to this report.

Reach Gary Harki at gha...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-5163.