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Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Collegeville, Police Say Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Collegeville, Police Say
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Collegeville, Police Say A man was hurt after accidentally shooting himself in Collegeville Sunday, June 12, authorities said. Officers responding to the shooting report on Shelly Drive and Ruby Drive found a man with an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the upper thigh, Collegeville Borough police said. The man was conscious and had a belt on his leg as a makeshift tourniquet, but the wound was still bleeding, so an officer replaced it with a real tourniquet, police said. The victim, who has a valid concealed carry permit, told police that he was carrying his 9mm pistol in his waistband without…

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by Nicole Acosta
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State College Cold Case Cracked: South Carolina Man, 35, Charged With Killing Love Interest State College Cold Case Cracked: South Carolina Man, 35, Charged With Killing Love Interest
State College Cold Case Cracked: South Carolina Man, 35, Charged With Killing Love Interest The family of a Pennsylvania woman shot and killed more than five years ago will finally get the closure they've been seeking, with an accused killer in custody. Jean Tuggy was found dead in her Pine Grove Mills home on Jan. 21, 2016, after having being shot twice with a 9mm pistol, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. Tuggy's former Wegman's coworker, Christopher Kowalski, 35 was identified as a potential suspect sometime during the course of the five-year investigation, Shapiro said. Investigators later came to learn that Tuggy had developed a friendship with Kowalski, a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pennsylvania Teen Facing Decades Behind Bars For Classmate's Attempted Murder Pennsylvania Teen Facing Decades Behind Bars For Classmate's Attempted Murder
Pennsylvania Teen Facing Decades Behind Bars For Classmate's Attempted Murder A 17-year-old Montgomery County teen is facing decades behind bars for attempted murder after shooting his 15-year-old classmate during a slap box match at the Schuykill River that left the boy critically wounded, authorities said. Raul Castro was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison for the 2019 shooting of a 15-year old classmate after pleading guilty to attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a minor, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Castro -- who was also 15 years-old at the time -- met two classmates with the intention of slap…

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by Nicole Acosta