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Police & Fire
Fugitive PA Teen Captured By US Marshals After Park Double Shooting (
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Fugitive Raheem Hylton was apprehended hours after a double shooting at Dilworth Park left two juveniles hospitalized, US Marshals announced on Thursday, Dec. 19. The shooting occurred near 15th Street and Market Street at approximately 4:33 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. A 14-year-old boy was rushed to Jefferson Hospital in extremely critical condition after sustaining injuries during the shooting, police said. The second victim, whose age, gender, and race are currently unknown, was treated for a gunshot wound to the left thigh and is in st…
Schools
Penn State Harrisburg Student Dies After Shooting Himself On Campus: Coroner
A Penn State Harrisburg student has died after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound on campus, Dauphin County authorities confirmed to Daily Voice on Friday, Dec. 13. The 20-year-old man was found lying on a bench along Olmsted Drive at 8:52 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, after a concerned student called campus police, according to Dauphin County dispatch and campus police logs. Emergency responders said the man had a gunshot wound to the head that appeared to be self-inflicted. He was conscious but not alert when medics arrived. The student was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed t…
Police & Fire
Woman Shot In Allentown's Center City Area: Police
A woman was injured in a shooting in Allentown's center city area on Thursday morning, Nov. 14, according to police. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 300 block of North Seventh Street at about 12:20 a.m., police said in a news release. They found the woman suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, according to police. She was treated on scene by officers before being taken to a local hospital. The woman's name was not released. Daily Voice reached out to the Allentown Police Department for more information. There was no response at press time. An investi…
News
PA Son Kills 92-Year-Old Dad In Murder-Suicide: Coroner
A 92-year-old dad was killed by his son and namesake in what officials are calling murder-suicide, the Mercer County Coroner’s office told Daily Voice on Monday, Oct. 7. David E. Frew, 92, of West Salem Township, was shot in the head by his son, David C. Frew, 51, of Sharpsville on Sunday, Oct. 6. First responders were called to the scene in Mercer County around 5:30 p.m. that night. The elder David Frew was pronounced dead at the scene by Chief Deputy Coroner Robert L. Snyder. His cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head in a man…
Police & Fire
Police ID Teen Shot Dead Outside Philly High School (
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Authorities have identified the teenager shot to death shortly before midnight on Sunday, Sept. 22 outside of Martin Luther King High School in the East Germantown section of Philadelphia. William Honesty, 16, of the 2100 block of Homer Street, died as a result of the shooting, Philadelphia police said in a press statement on Monday, Sept. 23. Police were called to the 5900 block of Stenton Avenue at 11:38 p.m. Police found the victim suffering from three gunshot wounds to the chest, the press release states. Medic 33 pronounced the victim dead at the scene at 11:46 p.m. "The m…
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Killed In Philadelphia
A 13-year-old girl was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 18 in Philadelphia, authorities said. The black female was found on the 2800 block of N Bailey Street having suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of her chest just after 7:35 p.m., police said. She was taken by police to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead just after 8 p.m. The scene remains secured, and investigators are actively working on the case. At this time, no weapons have been recovered, and no arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is urg…
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County
A 65-year-old man from Salisbury Township was found dead of a gunshot wound, authorities said. Richard A. Costello was pronounced dead on Friday, Aug. 2, at 9:37 a.m. at his home, they said. An autopsy was completed on Monday, Aug. 5 at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensics Center. The cause of death is a gunshot wound to the abdomen, the coroner said. The manner of death is pending an investigation, the coroner said. Costello was found at his home during a welfare check by police, who were contacted by a concerned family member. In addition to the co…
News
Son Of Former US Ambassador Killed Committing Road Rage; Dauphin Co. DA
The 52-year-old son of a former US Ambassador started a road rage incident that led to his death, the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo announced on Tuesday, July 16. Paul Kattouf of Susquehanna Township was found shot dead in the 200 block of State Street (between Second and Third streets) around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, according to the releases by Harrisburg police and the Dauphin County Coroner's office. "Officers in the area were also able to quickly stop and detain a person of interest," as stated in the police release. Kattouf's autopsy was con…
Police & Fire
Girl Shot Dead Inside Philadelphia Apartment: Homicide Detectives
A 17-year-old girl was found dead of a gunshot wound on Monday morning, July 15, Philadelphia police say. Officers responded to a home on the 5900 block of Chancellor Street around 9 a.m., PPD said in a release. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. No weapon was recovered and no arrest was made as of Monday, they added. Homicide detectives are investigating.
News
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…
Police & Fire
Police Name Victim In Deadly Shooting At West Lawn Home (
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A 56-year-old West Lawn man is accused of killing someone in a neighboring apartment. Angel Adames is charged with first- and third-degree homicide and related counts, said Spring police in a release. The shooting happened around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, authorities explained. Police were called to 2105 Penn Avenue where they found 55-year-old Gregory Crammer dead from a gunshot wound in a first-floor apartment. Adames, who lives in the second-floor apartment, was arrested at the scene, authorities said. He is being held without bail, officials said Tuesday…
Police & Fire
Bethlehem Shooting Sends Victim To Hospital In Critical Condition: Police
City police are investigating a shooting in Bethlehem early Sunday morning, June 23. Authorities said they were called to the 1300 block of Fritz Drive just after 4 a.m. Officers arrived to find an adult man with a gunshot wound to the body and he was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, BPD said. His condition has since stabilized. No arrests had been made as of Monday, June 24. Anyone with information is asked to call Bethlehem police at 610-865-7000 or email BethlehemPolice@bethlehem-pa.gov.
News
Gunman Who Wounded 7 In Philadelphia Arrested, Police Say
A 23-year-old man has been charged in a shooting that left seven people injured in Philadelphia this week police said. Tyheed Harvey faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, and more in the incident at the corner of Bambrey and Somerset street around 6:20 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, city police said. Harvey and two others pulled up to 26th and Somerset streets in a dark gray Acura TSX and opened fire before fleeing east on Somerset Street, Philadelphia police said. A 46-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to her foot, a 29-year-old woman with a gunshot …
Police & Fire
Allentown Shooting Sends 'Juvenile' To Hospital, Police Say
A juvenile was shot and injured in Allentown on Thursday afternoon, June 13, city police say. Shots rang out near North Nagle and West Allen streets around 3:30 p.m. Authorities arrived at the scene to find the victim with a single gunshot wound, according to APD. First responders rendered aid at the scene and took the victim to an area hospital, police said. His injuries "do not appear to be life-threatening at this time." The shooting is under investigation and anyone with information is asked to call 610-437-7721.
Police & Fire
Suspect Found Dead After Standoff In Scranton Home: Police
A man has died and a woman is injured after a "domestic dispute" in Scranton on Saturday, June 8, according to city police. Authorities said they were called to 1612 Pine Street for reports of arguing and gunfire around 10 a.m. A 27-year-old woman was found with "a gunshot wound to the upper extremity" and taken to Geisinger Community Medical Center, police said. Her wounds were described as non-life-threatening. Police learned an armed man was still inside the home and established a perimeter while trying to call the suspect outside, SPD said. A SWAT team was eventually sent i…
Police & Fire
Autopsy Results Revealed For Susquehanna Twp. HS Senior Killed 3 Days Before Graduation
The results of the autopsy for a high school senior, who was shot dead by a 13-year-old boy, were released by the Dauphin County Coroner on Friday, June 7. Tyron Perrin, 18 of Susquehanna Township, died from a gunshot wound to the chest and the manner was homicide, according to the coroner's report. He was allegedly shot by 13-year-old Zahkee Talib-Davis of Harrisburg, who has been charged as an adult with Murder and Carrying a Firearm Without a License, as Daily Voice previously reported. Perrion was found dead in an apartment in the 3600 block of Brookridge Te…
Police & Fire
Allentown Woman's Alleged Killer Told 911 She Shot Herself: Authorities
A 21-year-old man is charged with the shooting death of Sian Cartagena, according to authorities. Ethan Nicholas Bastien, 21, of Allentown, has been in custody since Monday, Oct. 2, city police said. Investigators claim Bastien was the only other person at 2010 W. Green St. when Cartagena was found with a gunshot wound to the head around 5:30 a.m. that morning. Bastien allegedly called 911 and said that the 18-year-old had shot herself. She died from her wounds at the hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office has ruled her death a homicide. Court records sho…
Police & Fire
Death Investigation Under Way: Northampton Double Shooting Killed Man, Injured Woman
A 51-year-old Pennsylvania woman was injured and a 53-year-old man killed by a gunshot wound in Northampton County Saturday, Sept. 30, police said. Troopers were called to a home on the 300 block of East Ninth Street in Northampton around 11:35 a.m., where a man and woman had been shot. The man was pronounced dead by coroners while the woman was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania State Police said. The female was transported from the scene by Northampton Regional EMS to Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg. This investigation remains ongoing and road…
Police & Fire
'Limited Cooperation' From Victims After PA Shooting, Police Say
Allentown police investigators claim they are getting "very limited cooperation" from a man and a woman who were shot early Thursday morning, Sept. 7. First responders were called to the 500 block of North 5th Street around 2:30 a.m. to find a woman suffering from a gunshot wound, city police said. She was rushed to a nearby hospital. While investigating the shooting, police learned an adult man had also checked into the hospital with a gunshot wound. Both victims "suffered serious injuries but are expected to survive," the department said. Neither are fully cooperating w…
Police & Fire
Murder-suicide
: ID Of Shooter Who Killed Woman Then Himself In PA Home Released
Police have ruled the case of two people found dead in a Central Pennsylvania home over the weekend a murder-suicide. Timothy Hanford, 49, is believed to have fatally shot a woman in a home on the 800 block of Grantham Road in Upper Allen Township before turning the gun on himself, local officials said. Their bodies were found by police performing a welfare check around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1, Upper Allen police said. Autopsies confirmed that both individuals died of gunshot wounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact police by dialing 717-795-2445. Anonymous tips can be s…
Police & Fire
Pair Of 'Juveniles' Shot In Berks County: Police
Two young men were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after being attacked on a Berks County street late Saturday night, according to authorities. It happened in Douglass, township police wrote in a release. A pair of "juvenile males" were walking along the 1200 block of Reading Avenue just before midnight on Saturday, June 10, the department said. Responding officers found one victim with a gunshot wound to the gut and another with injuries to the knee and shoulder, per the release. The two were rushed to Reading Hospital and Trauma Center where police say they are "expected to b…
Police & Fire
Philly Man Accidentally Shoots Wife: Police
A Philadelphia man called 911 early Friday to tell them he had accidentally shot his wife, police told Daily Voice. First responders were dispatched to a home on the 1600 block of North 18th Street just before 1 a.m. on Jan. 20 to find a 26-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the stomach, the department said. Police characterized the shooting as "accidental firearm discharge," while sources told 6abc the man was cleaning his gun but forgot it was loaded. The husband immediately called 911 after the shooting, authorities noted. His wife was rushed to Temp…
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Injured By Stray Bullet On New Years Day: Philadelphia Police
Just minutes after 2023 began, an 87-year-old Philadelphia woman was struck by a stray bullet probably fired in celebration, authorities say. The victim was standing on the 3400 block of Salmon Street in Port Richmond at about 12:15 a.m., Philly police told Daily Voice. She was rushed to Jefferson Frankford Hospital, where she was treated for a gunshot wound to the left shoulder and placed in stable condition, the department said. Police did not name the woman, though Mary Gallagher identified herself as the victim to 6abc. Gallagher told the outlet she was…
Police & Fire
Animal
Cruelty
: Missing Buffalo Found Shot Dead, Reward Offered: Pennsylvania State Police
A missing buffalo that had been missing for a month was found dead with a rifle wound in a field in western Pennsylvania on Friday, July 15, authorities say. The farmer began searching for the buffalo when it did not show up to be fed at a farm on Mickle Hollow Road in Bloomfield Township around 6:30 a.m. June 15, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. A month later, to the day, troopers were called back to the property when the farmer found the animal dead with an apparent gunshot wound around 10:30 a.m., as explained in the release. Through an investigation, it…
News
PA 6-Year-Old Shoots Himself In The Head: Authorities
A 6-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head on Sunday, May 15, authorities say. Police and EMS were called to reports of a child suffering from "a gunshot wound to the head" in the 400 block of Johnston Avenue, Pittsburgh just before 8:25 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The boy was transported to the hospital in critical condition by medics, officials say. This shooting is being called a "tragic accident," according to Public Information Officer Cara Cruz. It is unknown how the child got access to the gun. Major Crimes detectives are investigating.
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Shooting At Allentown Intersection, Police Say
A man was shot near an Allentown intersection Thursday evening, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to the shooting report near Jordan and Gordon Streets found the man with a gunshot wound around 6:20 p.m., Allentown Police said in a release. The man was treated at the scene before being taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries expected to be survivable. The investigation was ongoing, and additional details were not released. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 610-437-7721 or the Police Desk at 610-437-7753 (ext 1).
Police & Fire
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Warren County, State Police Say
A man was hurt after accidentally shooting himself in Warren County Sunday afternoon, state police confirmed. Officers responding to the shooting report on Route 46 near milepost 4.2 in Knowlton Township found a man in a Dodge Ram with an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the foot around 3:25 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told Daily Voice. The man was identified as a 22-year-old from Bensalem, PA, according to WRNJ. The incident remained under investigation, Marchan said.
Police & Fire
Teen's Body Found In Pottstown Apartment, Authorities Say
Montgomery County authorities have launched an investigation after a teenager was found dead in a Pottstown apartment. The discovery was made Wednesday around 2:30 p.m., when a landlord at 618 Chestnut St. asked a 911 caller to check on 18-year-old Chediaz Thomas, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich. Thomas, who had been living in the apartment for three months, was discovered shot to death in the bedroom, authorities said. The Montgomery County Coroner's Office conducted an autopsy, which determined…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man Killed In Allentown Shooting
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed in Allentown Tuesday as a 28-year-old resident. Officers responding to North 6th Street and Allen Street around 4:40 p.m. found Travis T. Ponce Debach suffering from a gunshot wound, local police said. Debach was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 5:06 p.m., the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said Wednesday. An autopsy was determined the cause of death was gunshot wounds to the body and the manner of death was homicide. No one has been charged. The investigation is active and ongo…
News
York Schools Employee Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot In Local Park
A 47-year-old woman has died from a self-inflicted at a public park, according to the York County coroner. Jennifer Beach Dettinger, of Dallastown, died at Kline's Run Park near Long Level Road in Lower Windsor Township on Sunday shortly after 9 a.m. Her death has been ruled a suicide due to a gunshot wound to the head, according to the coroner. Dettinger worked as the human resources specialist for the School District of the City of York, according to a "Where are they now?" alumni post by the district. Jennifer Beach Dettinger in her 1991 senior portrait from William Penn High Schoo…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man, 43, Killed In Allentown Shooting
Authorities have identified the victim of a Friday night shooting in Allentown as a 43-year-old resident. Jose L. Bermudez was shot and killed on the 100 block of N. Hall Street around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Lehigh County Coroner Eric D. Minnich said. He was pronounced dead at 11:12 p.m., at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the body and the manner of death was homicide, authorities said. An autopsy was set to be conducted on Monday, May 17, 2021. The incident is being investigated by the Allentown Police Departme…
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