Deputy Wounded in Recent Shootout on I-79 on Mend as He Talks About Situation up to Getting Shot
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on June 24, 2022
According to MetroNews, a deputy wounded in the line of duty last week said he’s on the mend.
Mike Coffman, chief deputy of the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department, took a round to the leg when he joined the response to a call on I-79 last Thursday where a shooter had stopped in the middle of of the northbound lane at Weston and started firing shots.
“I’m getting stronger and better every day. It’s been a week now and I can definitely tell a difference for the best. I just feel blessed that it wasn’t any worse than it was,” Coffman told MetroNews.
He and Upshur County Sheriff Virgil Miller responded to the incident at the request of Lewis County Sheriff Dave Gosa and Gosa’s chief deputy after the pair had arrived on scene. The suspect, Matthew Brevosky, started shooting from a position in the middle of the interstate where he had blocked traffic.
Coffman and Miller arrived in short order and began to stop traffic on the interstate. Coffman said Sheriff Miller headed north of the scene to stop the southbound traffic and he headed south to stop the northbound motorists and to get those who were already stopped out of harm’s way.
“I had actually moved a couple of cars away and got some tractor trailer drivers who were out of their vehicle to safety. I was actually headed back to my car to get my long rifle out of trunk to go and help the other officers when I was hit,” he said.
Coffman was about 100 yards down range from Brevosky’s position. Other officers were about 75 yards away taking cover behind vehicles and tractor trailers. When Coffman radioed he had been hit, Gosa and Buckhannon fireman Derek Long moved to his position.
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