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Chesco Teen Sentenced For Toddler Brother's Shooting Death Chesco Teen Sentenced For Toddler Brother's Shooting Death
Chesco Teen Sentenced For Toddler Brother's Shooting Death A Coatesville teenager could spend almost two years on house arrest for the 2022 death of his 4-year-old brother, a Chester County court has ruled.  Victor Lara-Ortiz, 18, was sentenced to six to 23 months of home confinement at his sentencing hearing before Judge Analisa Sondergaard in West Chester on Tuesday, Feb. 14, said District Attorney Deb Ryan.  The sentence draws to a close the tragic chapter that began on Feb. 28, 2022, according to the DA's Office.  On that day, while Lara-Ortiz was out of the house, authorities say his little brother Roman Aguilera-Ortiz walked into the teen's…

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by Mac Bullock
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4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Coatesville, Police Say 4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Coatesville, Police Say
4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Coatesville, Police Say A four-year-old boy was fatally shot in Coatesville, authorities said. Responding officers found the child with a gunshot wound to the face at a home in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street around 5:20 p.m., Detective Sergeant Brandon Harris said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Further details were not immediately known. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Coatesville City's Detective Sergeant Brandon Harris at (610)-384-2300 ext. 3212 or Chester County Detective Keith Cowdright (610)-344-6866. This story is developing.…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Suspicious Death Of Woman Probed In Coatesville Suspicious Death Of Woman Probed In Coatesville
Suspicious Death Of Woman Probed In Coatesville Authorities were investigating a "suspicious death" Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Coatesville. Donna L. Taney, 59, was found dead on the floor of a bedroom in her East Chestnut Street home around 9:45 a.m., Coatesville police said. A search warrant was executed at the house, and investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy report. The death, according to police, was an isolated incident with no threat to the community. Anyone with information is asked to contact Coatesville City's Det. Sgt. Brandon Harris at (610)-384-2300 ext. 3212 or Chester County Det. John DiBattista at (610)-344-6866. …

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by Nicole Acosta