Father's Day Shooter At Catasaqua Playground Convicted: Lehigh DA Father's Day Shooter At Catasaqua Playground Convicted: Lehigh DA
Father's Day Shooter At Catasaqua Playground Convicted: Lehigh DA A Bethlehem man was convicted by jury for a 2022 shooting in Catasauqua, said prosecutors on Thursday, July 11.  Kian Deater, 21, could face up to 51 years in prison at his Sept. 5 sentencing, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Shots rang out in Catasauqua Park, 501 American Street, around 7 p.m. on June 22, 2022, authorities said. Adults, children, and a group playing basketball were in the park when Deater shot at an occupied car multiple times, according to the DA's Office.  Security footage from the scene showed Deater firing a handgun while park…
Police Name Teen Killed In Northeast Philly Shooting Police Name Teen Killed In Northeast Philly Shooting
Police Name Teen Killed In Northeast Philly Shooting A 19-year-old succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday night, July 10 after being shot in Tacony, according to Philadelphia police.  Hashim Gardner was struck multiple times on the 4600 block of Levick Street, authorities said. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he died around 10:45 p.m., officials wrote.  Eleven 9mm shell casings were recovered from the scene and a homicide investigation is underway, PPD said.  Anyone with information is being asked to call detectives at 215-686-3334.
Berks Pair Charged In Route 222 Road Rage Shooting Berks Pair Charged In Route 222 Road Rage Shooting
Berks Pair Charged In Route 222 Road Rage Shooting Two men were arrested this week for the apparent road rage shooting on Route 222, said Wyomissing police in a release.  Luis Alejandro Rosado Colon, 24, and Alejandro Perez Rodriguez, 23, were taken into custody on Tuesday, July 9, according to authorities. A car was shot at around 1 p.m. on July 1 near the Berkshire Mall, police said previously. No injuries were reported.  Authorities obtained an arrest warrant for Perez Rodriguez after identifying him as the owner of the suspect vehicle, Wyomissing PD said.  Rosado Colon was at Perez Rodriguez's house and "further rec…
MASS SHOOTING: 1 Dead, 7 Wounded In Southwest Philadelphia, Police Say MASS SHOOTING: 1 Dead, 7 Wounded In Southwest Philadelphia, Police Say
Mass Shooting: 1 Dead, 7 Wounded In Southwest Philadelphia, Police Say Eight people were struck by gunfire leaving one of them dead in Southwest Philadelphia late on Thursday, July 4, police said. The group had been gathered on the 1900 block of S. Salford Street when a man with dreadlocks fired multiple shots from the passenger side of a passing SUV around 11:30 p.m., police said. A 19-year-old man was shot in the face and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:43 p.m., police said. The second victim, a 23-year-old man, was shot once in the right leg and is in stable condition at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. T…
Video Shows Gunmen Who Shot Five People In South Philadelphia: Police Video Shows Gunmen Who Shot Five People In South Philadelphia: Police
Video Shows Gunmen Who Shot Five People In South Philadelphia: Police Five people were shot in South Philadelphia this week in an incident that was caught on video, city police say.  Three gunmen opened fire at a restaurant on the corner of 27th and Dickinson streets, authorities said in a release. The shooting happened on Monday night, July 1.  PhiladelphiaPolice Video appears to show the shooters firing into a building on the corner before fleeing in a black, late-model Jeep Grand Cherokee. Police said the Jeep was spotted going south on 27th Street from Dickinson.  6abc reports that a 45-year-old man, a 23-year-old man, and thr…
14-Year-Old Shot In Chest In Pottstown: Authorities 14-Year-Old Shot In Chest In Pottstown: Authorities
14-Year-Old Shot In Chest In Pottstown: Authorities A teenager was injured in a shooting at a Pottstown apartment complex on Tuesday, July 2, police said in a release.  Officers responded to a fight involving teenage girls at the Bright Hope Community apartments on Myrtle Street at 7:30 p.m., said authorities.  They arrived to find a 14-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the release. She was treated at the scene and taken to an area trauma center, police said.  Authorities did not describe her condition as of Wednesday morning, July 3.  Anyone with information should call Pottstown police dete…
Road Rage Shooting On Rt 222, Berks County Authorities Say Road Rage Shooting On Rt 222, Berks County Authorities Say
Road Rage Shooting On Rt 222, Berks County Authorities Say A gunman who shot at another driver near the Berkshire Mall on Monday, July 1 is being sought by police.  The road rage incident unfolded on Route 222 in Wyomissing around 12:45 p.m., authorities announced the following day. A driver in a black Honda sedan fired at another vehicle, striking it twice, according to investigators. No one was injured in the shooting.  Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Wyomissing Borough police at 610-375-6102 or submit an anonymous tip through the Berks County Crimewatch webpage. 
Police Name Three Victims Of Weekend Homicides In Philadelphia Police Name Three Victims Of Weekend Homicides In Philadelphia
Police Name Three Victims Of Weekend Homicides In Philadelphia Authorities have identified three people killed in three separate shootings across Philadelphia over the weekend.  The 59-year-old woman killed in Kensington on Friday afternoon, June 28 was Gladys Rivera-Perez, city police said.  Rivera-Perez was sitting on her porch when an argument broke out between "teenage females" on the 3400 block of Tampa Street, investigators believe. A man in a white car pulled up and got out brandishing a firearm, according to PPD.  The suspect shot at a group of fleeing people, chased them, and then fired another shot on the 600 block o…
CRITICAL CONDITION: 67-Year-Old Man Shot In Jaw, Chest, Philly PD Says CRITICAL CONDITION: 67-Year-Old Man Shot In Jaw, Chest, Philly PD Says
Critical Condition: 67-Year-Old Man Shot In Jaw, Chest, Philly PD Says A 67-year-old man is in the hospital in critical condition following a shooting, Philadelphia police announced on Saturday night.  The man was shot on the second-floor of the front room of a building in the 1700 block of North Gratz Street at 7:27 p.m. on June 29, as detailed in the release.  He "was shot multiple times, sustaining injuries to his jaw, right chest, and right back," police said.  The police took him to Temple Hospital where he remains in critical condition.  No weapon was recovered and no arrests have been made.  The investigation is ongoing.…
Woman Shot, Killed In Philadelphia Home: Police Woman Shot, Killed In Philadelphia Home: Police
Woman Shot, Killed In Philadelphia Home: Police A 59-year-old woman was killed in a residence in Kensington on Friday afternoon, June 28, said Philadelphia police.  The victim was shot on the 3400 block of Crystal Street around 1 p.m. and taken to St. Christopher's Hospital where she died, according to authorities.  No arrests have been made and no weapon was recovered as of Friday evening, PPD said. Police are on the scene.  Anyone with information is asked to call PPD’s tip line at 215-686-8477.
Mugshot Released Of Murder Suspect In Shooting That Rattled NJ Town Mugshot Released Of Murder Suspect In Shooting That Rattled NJ Town
Mugshot Released Of Murder Suspect In Shooting That Rattled NJ Town The mugshot of a 34-year-old murder suspect arrested in a New Jersey shooting that rattled a small town has been released. Anthony Garvin, of Netcong, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm and lodged in the Berks County Jail in Leesport, PA, a spokesperson for the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said following the Thursday, June 28 incident. Garvin is believed responsible for the shooting at an Alphano Road home around 9:40 a.m. in Independence Township, Acting Prosecutor Anthony Picione said.  A shelter in place was ordered for the neighborhood amidst a manhunt for Ga…
Hours-Long Manhunt For NJ Shooting Suspect Ends In PA Arrest, Police Say Hours-Long Manhunt For NJ Shooting Suspect Ends In PA Arrest, Police Say
Hours-Long Manhunt For NJ Shooting Suspect Ends In PA Arrest, Police Say A shelter in place for a New Jersey town has been lifted after the manhunt for a shooting suspect led to his arrest in Pennsylvania on Thursday morning, June 27, police said. Around 9:40 a.m., Independence Township and New Jersey State Police responded to a home on  Alphano Road for a shooting, prompting a shelter-in-place for the neighborhood, the county prosecutor's office said. The suspect, who was not identified, was captured in Pennsylvania, and the shelter-in-place order was lifted around 11:30 a.m., local police said. Police did not say where in Pennsylvania the suspect was arre…