Trooper Eric Workman passed away Friday evening at Charleston Area Medical Center, according to a statement from the West Virginia State Police posted on Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's website.
Workman, 26, had been in a coma and on life support since Tuesday night when he was shot by Luke Baber during an arrest at Wallback, just off of I-79.
Baber also shot Cpl. Marshall Bailey, who died at the scene. Baber, 22, of Oak Hill, was later killed in a shoot-out with Clay and Roane county sheriff's deputies.
Workman was transported to the hospital and placed on life support, but his condition never improved.
WVSP Superintendent Col. Jay Smithers said, "Trooper Workman was an outstanding young man with a promising future. It is unfortunate his life was cut short by this senseless and cowardly act. Our prayers continue to be with his family and friends.
"I am overwhelmed by the support the West Virginia State Police family is receiving during this difficult time..
Tomblin said, I met with Trooper Workman's family earlier this week, and I can honestly say without a doubt, West Virginia lost a very brave young man this afternoon. Joanne and I have held this family and the entire West Virginia State Police family in our prayers, and we will continue to pray for them in the days ahead.
"May God bless the men and women who wear the uniform and whose mission it is to protect us all.
State Police say Baber shot the troopers with a handgun hidden in his pants after he was put in their cruiser's backseat.
Smithers has said the troopers searched Baber but they did not discover the gun. Baber's hands were handcuffed in front of him.
Baber also wounded a tow truck driver and Roane County Sheriff's Deputy John Westfall before he was killed in a shootout with other officers.
Workman was from Ivydale in Clay County, a graduate of West Virginia State University where he was a standout baseball player, and an avid outdoorsman.
Workman joined the force just last year. He was not married.
He was assigned to the Grantsville Detachment upon graduating from the West Virginia State Police Academy and had been recently transferred to the Clay Detachment.
The statement said Trooper Workman's family said that he is an organ donor and it there sincere hope that even in his death, his selfless service to others will continue by providing others an opportunity to live a fruitful life.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Bailey's funeral is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Charleston Civic Center.
The fatal shootings of the troopers could lead to changes in the agency's arrest procedures.
The State Police reviews any critical incident to determine whether changes are needed to improve safety, agency spokesman Sgt. Michael Baylous said.
"Our policy and procedure manual is a fluid document," Baylous told the Charleston Gazette. "We're constantly looking at it and adjusting it."
Troopers are given the discretion to handcuff a suspect with hands in front if the person is not considered to be a threat, is cooperating or is being arrested on a misdemeanor charge, Baylous said.
Baber was driving a stolen truck but the troopers did not know that when they pulled him over. They were responding to a reckless driving complaint. The troopers also were unaware of a previous domestic battery conviction, Baylous said.
"They based their actions on the circumstances as they were at the time (Baber was handcuffed)," Baylous said.
"Bailey was a veteran trooper," Baylous said. "Based on his experience, he was weighing into his decisions whether this guy was cooperating and things of that nature."
While the incident will be reviewed, Baylous said the agency has not had time to address these issues because "we're still so much in the grieving process."
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