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PA Teen Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Reading Murder Of NJ Woman: DA PA Teen Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Reading Murder Of NJ Woman: DA
PA Teen Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Reading Murder Of NJ Woman: DA A Reading teenager pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison for killing a 30-year-old New Jersey woman in 2023, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced Thursday, Dec. 5. Henry Mendoza, 19, entered the plea before Berks County Common Pleas Judge Patrick T. Barrett for the shooting death of Natalie Classen, a Hoboken, NJ native recently living in Reading. The fatal shooting occurred at the intersection of 10th and Greenwich streets in the early morning hours of June 15, 2023, prosecutors said. Mendoza, then nine days shy of his 18t…
Roxborough Shooting Suspect Jumped From 4th Floor Window Before Arrest: Marshals Roxborough Shooting Suspect Jumped From 4th Floor Window Before Arrest: Marshals
Roxborough Shooting Suspect Jumped From 4th Floor Window Before Arrest: Marshals More than a year after the shooting that killed a 14-year-old boy outside Roxborough High School, the fifth known suspect has been captured.  Dayron Burney-Thorn, 17, was arrested by US Marshals in Germantown after leaping from a fourth-story window on Monday afternoon, Oct. 23, authorities said in a release.  He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Investigators believe Burney-Thorn was part of the group that ambushed Nicholas Elizalde and four others outside a Roxborough High football scrimmage on Sept. 27, 2022.  Elizalde, of Havertown, died from his wounds, while the other s…
Allentown Mom Was Shot Through Apartment Door: Police Allentown Mom Was Shot Through Apartment Door: Police
Allentown Mom Was Shot Through Apartment Door: Police Police in Allentown have charged a 29-year-old man with Giselle Trabal's fatal shooting last Friday, Sept. 29.  Obadiah Whack is accused of shooting the 35-year-old mom of three through the door to her first-floor apartment at 628 North Law Street, APD said.  A bullet hole was found in her front door and a 9-millimeter cartridge casing was found on the hallway floor, according to authorities.  Trabal was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest with a gunshot wound to the chest around 2 a.m. and died there hours later, the Coroner's Office has said.  Investiga…
Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting
Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting A Philadelphia mom has been charged in connection with the shooting that wounded her 3-year-old son.  Laylaah Muhammad, 23, was arrested late on Wednesday, May 3, on charges of conspiracy, child endangerment, evidence tampering, and more. Her bail was set at 10 percent of $1 million, state court filings show.  Police were called to the 31st Street and Grays Ferry Avenue fire station around 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, where a woman had arrived with a toddler who had been shot in the cheek, authorities said previously.  The child was rushed by ambulance to the Children's …
Gunman Opens Fire While Being Kicked Out Of Philadelphia Hookah Lounge: Reports Gunman Opens Fire While Being Kicked Out Of Philadelphia Hookah Lounge: Reports
Gunman Opens Fire While Being Kicked Out Of Philadelphia Hookah Lounge: Reports A hookah lounge security guard shot a 23-year-old gunman who opened fire at the Philadelphia facility injuring three women while being kicked out overnight, according to police and various news reports. The incident occurred near Temple University's campus, around 3 a.m. Sunday, March 19, at Hubble Bubble Hookah Lounge on the 1000 block of Diamond Street, police said in a news release. The gunman shot three women inside the lounge, including a 20-year-old black woman in the right arm, a 19-year-old black woman on the left leg and a 47-year-old black woman in the right arm, police said. All …
Three Dead, Dad-Son Duo Involved In One Of Two Deadly McKeesport Shootings: Authorities Three Dead, Dad-Son Duo Involved In One Of Two Deadly McKeesport Shootings: Authorities
Three Dead, Dad-Son Duo Involved In One Of Two Deadly McKeesport Shootings: Authorities Two separate shootings including one involving a father and son, left three people dead and one wounded as well as caused three area schools into lockdowns, Allegheny County officials announced on March 2, 2023.  McKeesport police were called to a report of gunfire near the 50 building of Crawford Village around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, according to the release.  Three men were found with gunshot wounds: 22-year-old Jerred Duncan of Turtle Creek was pronounced deceased on scene and 30-year-old Jordan Eubanksof McKeesport was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounce…
Pair Killed In Suburban Philadelphia Bar Shooting Were Childhood Friends Pair Killed In Suburban Philadelphia Bar Shooting Were Childhood Friends
Pair Killed In Suburban Philadelphia Bar Shooting Were Childhood Friends Two men killed in a shooting at a bar in Suburban Philadelphia have been identified by loved ones as close childhood friends. Steve Panebianco and Ray Ferrell were gunned down around 11:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7 in the parking lot of Steam Pub on Second Street Pike in Upper Southhampton, CBS Philly reports. A third individual was wounded. An outpouring of condolences have been posted over social media, remembering the two "brothers" after their tragic passing. Panebianco and Ferrell were tragically gunned down while on a lighthearted night out, and are being remembered as "some of the best d…
3 Injured, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police 3 Injured, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police
3 Injured, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police Three people— including two teenagers— were shot at a popular Pennsylvania amusement park on Saturday, Sept. 24, authorities say. During the 20th anniversary of Phantom Fall Fest at Kennywood amusement park, West Mifflin and Allegheny County police officers were working with the Kennywood Park security detail when they were alerted to an altercation between two groups of teenagers and reports of shots fired in front of the Music Express amusement ride inside the park at approximately 10:49 p.m., according to a release by Allegheny County police.  The responding officers found three gunshot…
Two Overnight Reading Shootings, One Murder In Less Than 30 Minutes: Police Two Overnight Reading Shootings, One Murder In Less Than 30 Minutes: Police
Two Overnight Reading Shootings, One Murder In Less Than 30 Minutes: Police One person was killed and two others hospitalized in separate shootings that happened less than 30 minutes apart in Reading, authorities said. The first shooting broke out on the 100 block of N Fourth Street near Walnut Street, where responding officers found 57-year-old Bruce Sellers around 1:40 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, according to the Reading Police Department. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Just 27 minutes later at 2:07 a.m., officers responded to a second report of a shooting in the area of N Third Street and Court Street. Police found evidence of gunfire on the 3…
Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD
Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD Two men were killed and one was wounded in separate shootings that happened within 24 hours in Reading, authorities said. The first shooting broke out on the 400 block of Spring Garden Street, where responding officers found Edwin Rivera-Valentín around 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. Rivera-Valentín was pronounced dead at the scene. Approximately 50 minutes later, officers were called to the 1200 block of Church Street, where they found Quadell Spradley, the chief said. Spradley was rushed to Tower Health Reading Hospital, where …
Four Hospitalized In Weekend Chester Shootings Four Hospitalized In Weekend Chester Shootings
Four Hospitalized In Weekend Chester Shootings Two separate shootings in Chester on Sunday left four people hospitalized, including a 14-year-old boy, authorities in Delaware County said. Officers responded to a business on 10th and Upland Streets around 6:10 p.m., where they discovered a 14-year-old boy shot in the head, according to the City of Chester Police Department. While rendering aid to the boy, additional officers found a second gunshot victim, police said. The second victim, identified as 24-year-old Diondre Jones, was shot in the shoulder, police said. Both victims were rushed to Crozer Chester Medical Center, where the 14…
3rd Suspect In Norristown Shooting That Killed Bystander Nabbed In Nebraska 3rd Suspect In Norristown Shooting That Killed Bystander Nabbed In Nebraska
3rd Suspect In Norristown Shooting That Killed Bystander Nabbed In Nebraska A third suspect in a Norristown shooting that killed a bystander last month was apprehended in Nebraska, authorities announced Tuesday. Edwin Islas-Cruz, 23, is charged with first-degree murder, along with Brandon Darden, 25, and Joshua Agudio Jr., 20, for their roles in the Sept. 18 shootout on Astor Street that killed 51-year-old Barry Fields, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief Todd Dillon. Islas-Cruz was arrested after a state police trooper stopped the 2005 Chrysler he was riding in for speeding on Interstat…
PA Man Dies Of Suicide After Shooting Father’s Fianceé: Report PA Man Dies Of Suicide After Shooting Father’s Fianceé: Report
PA Man Dies Of Suicide After Shooting Father’s Fianceé: Report A 35-year-old Pennsylvania man shot and critically injured a woman reports say was his father’s fianceé before fatally turning the weapon on himself early Monday morning. Slate Belt Regional Police officers responding to the double-shooting report at 10 Tribe Ln. in Wind Gap found Ross Heyer Jr., 35, dead from a gunshot wound near a bedroom doorway just before 1:15 a.m., PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said in a release. Heyer’s cause of death was determined to be suicide, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said. Officers also found a 58-year-old woman with a gunshot wound in her bed, Br…