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Rifle-Wielding Man At Wawa Captured After SWAT Standoff In Somerset County: Prosecutor Rifle-Wielding Man At Wawa Captured After SWAT Standoff In Somerset County: Prosecutor
Rifle-Wielding Man At Wawa Captured After SWAT Standoff In Somerset County: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man who police say showed an AR-15-style rifle to a Wawa employee before crashing his car and leaving magazines behind was in custody after a SWAT standoff at his house hours later, according to authorities in Somerset County. Joshua A. Kinney apparently showed the weapon to workers at the Wawa on Route 26 in Montgomery Township, just before his family called police, concerned for his well-being around 3:!5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Two female customers told responding officers they heard gunshots as Kinney fled the parking …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man In Bridgewater Shooting Incident Had AR-15, 2K Rounds: Prosecutor Man In Bridgewater Shooting Incident Had AR-15, 2K Rounds: Prosecutor
Man In Bridgewater Shooting Incident Had AR-15, 2K Rounds: Prosecutor A Bridgewater man who authorities say prompted a massive law enforcement response after firing a gun Monday has been charged with multiple offenses, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.  The State Police, FBI crisis negotiators, Somerset County SWAT and other agencies responded following a 911 call placed to Bridgewater police around 4:35 p.m. requesting a welfare check at a home on Country Club Road. A resident told responding police that Donald G. Shaffer, 61, was in an attached garage and had multiple weapons. Police heard gunshots as they were arriving at the scen…

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by Paul Milo