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'Altercation' Ends In Deadly Shooting On Reading Street: Authorities

One man is dead and another is in police custody after shots rang out on a Reading street late Wednesday, March 13, according to authorities. 

900 block of Franklin Street; Jonathan Minier

900 block of Franklin Street; Jonathan Minier

Photo Credit: Google Maps (Street View) / Reading Police

First responders were called to the 900 block of Franklin Street around 10:15 p.m., Reading police wrote in a release. 

They arrived to find Antonio Carrero dead at the scene, the department said. 

Investigators believe Carrero and suspect Jonathan Minier "got into an altercation" before the shooting. Minier, 27, was arrested and charged with homicide and related counts, police said. 

Court records show his bail was denied due to the nature of the charges. Minier has a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 28. 

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