Ex-BF Shot GF, Coworker Then Himself Fatally At PA Doc Office: Police

A doctor's office employee was shot by her ex-boyfriend who tried shooting a colleague before turning the gun on himself Thursday, Dec. 15 at a Berks County medical center, authorities said.

Wyomissing police responded to an active shooting incident at Berks Center for Digestive Health Thursday morning, according to a report.
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12/16/2022 8:28 a.m.

Xavier Starks arrived at Digestive Disease Associates on Reed Avenue in Wyomissing where his ex, Stacy Vereen, was working around 9 a.m., police said.

The two began arguing as Starks approached Vereen, and as her coworker tried to intervene, Starks opened fire, police said. Vereen was struck in the neck and face as the heroic coworker tried to disarm Stark, authorities said.

Stark then turned the gun on himself, fatally shooting himself. Stark allegedly had a history of domestic violence and contact with police.

“We know that this is a domestic incident," Wyomissing Police Department Chief John Phillips said.

"One of the victims was in a relationship with the shooter. The other was just an innocent bystander that was coming to work and then trying to help the coworker."

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