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Trooper Shoots Man Dead During Standoff At Trailer Park: PA State Police Trooper Shoots Man Dead During Standoff At Trailer Park: PA State Police
Trooper Shoots Man Dead During Standoff At Trailer Park: PA State Police A Pennsylvania state trooper shot a man dead during a standoff at a mobile home park on Saturday, Sept. 7 in Lycoming County, authorities said. The officer-involved shooting remains under investigation pending an autopsy on Monday, Sept. 9, they said. At about 2:50 p.m. Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police at Montoursville was dispatched to a disturbance at 152 Boak Ave., Lot 49, in Wolf Township. Upon arrival, the investigation revealed that Gary Lee McCartney, 62, exited his trailer and started a verbal argument with a man doing work on an adjacent trailer, State Police said. A…
Police Shoot Accused Robber, Rapist Fleeing Crime Scene: Lancaster DA Police Shoot Accused Robber, Rapist Fleeing Crime Scene: Lancaster DA
Police Shoot Accused Robber, Rapist Fleeing Crime Scene: Lancaster DA A 36-year-old Middletown man who was shot by police while fleeing a robbery scene has been charged with several offenses, authorities said. Christopher Rivera is charged with multiple counts of robbery, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sexual assault, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Officers with the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department were dispatched for a “burglary in progress” at the Calm Spa located in Penn Town Shopping Center in the 1200 block of Lancaster Road in Manheim at 8:17 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27. A preliminary re…
Police ID Sex Abuse Suspect Struck During Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Motel (UPDATED) Police ID Sex Abuse Suspect Struck During Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Motel (UPDATED)
Police ID Sex Abuse Suspect Struck During Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Motel (Updated) New details have been released after a man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was injured and had to be airlifted to the hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. The suspect was later identified as Jack Edgar Primmer by the Beaver Valley Regional P…
Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting
Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting A man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was airlifted to an area hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. According to the sheriff's office, they were able to make contact with the 45-year-old man, who indicated he was not coming out of his room and ad…
Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Victim Pointed Modified Gun At Police: Dauphin DA (VIDEOS) Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Victim Pointed Modified Gun At Police: Dauphin DA (VIDEOS)
Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Victim Pointed Modified Gun At Police: Dauphin DA (Videos) The use of force in the deadly officer-involved shooting on June 9 has been ruled justified, thanks in part to videos found on the victim's cellphone, the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo explained in a release on July 11.  Kendrell Tyree Hall, 22 of Harrisburg, fired a Glock 9mm pistol (modified with a "glock switch" turning it into an automatic gun), then fled from police, fired at police — striking K9 Rex, so officers fired back and he fled, then raised his gun to fire at the two officers — so they shot at him which killed him, as detailed in the DA's release and as …
Name Released Of 29-Year-Old Man Killed By Police In Central PA Name Released Of 29-Year-Old Man Killed By Police In Central PA
Ridge Rhodes, 29 Of Lewistown, Shot Dead By Police A convicted felon has died following an officer-involved shooting in Lewistown, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.  Ridge Ryen Rhodes, 29 of Lewistown, is accused of firing "several shots" when local police responded to the area of the 100 block of West Fourth Street and fired back around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, according to the PSP Troop G release.  Rhodes "succumbed to injuries" after being shot by police. The Mifflin County Coroner's Office later confirmed his identity. The Troop G Major Case Team is assisting with the investigation, along with P…
Name Released Of 22-Year-Old Man Killed By Police In Harrisburg: Officials Name Released Of 22-Year-Old Man Killed By Police In Harrisburg: Officials
Name Released Of 22-Year-Old Man Killed By Police In Harrisburg: Officials A man was shot dead and a police K9 was injured during a foot pursuit in Harrisburg, city officials announced on Sunday. Kendrell Tyree Hall, 22 of Harrisburg, has been identified as the man fatally shot on Sunday, according to a release by county press secretary Diane McNaughton.  Police officers were in the downtown area investigating a "shots fired" report, according to the Dauphin County District Attorney's office.   Before the shooting, a Harrisburg City Police officer and a K9 began chasing a man who broke free from a group who was wearing a mask and carrying a gu…
Officers 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Felon, Shippensburg Alum In Carlisle, DA Officers 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Felon, Shippensburg Alum In Carlisle, DA
Officers 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Felon, Shippensburg Alum In Carlisle, DA After reviewing events leading up to the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man, Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack ruled the police were justified in the killing.  Nathaniel Lawrence Liberator, of Carlisle, was shot dead after police attempted to detain him for questioning following a disturbance in the area of the 300 block of C Street at 1:59 p.m. on Jan. 13, as Daily Voice previously reported. The officers were seen on body camera calmly asking him to stop walking away from them, the DA explained. The officers had no information about his mental healt…
Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA
Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA A man wanted on charges in connection with a violent rape in Elizabethtown Borough was shot dead in what the Lancaster County District Attorney's office is calling "an officer-involved shooting" on Thursday afternoon.  Shane Robert Kelec, 38 of the 1700 block of Stone Mill Road, Lancaster was wanted on rape and aggravated assault, among other changes for the terrifying incident that happened in the 900 block of Hedgewyck Lane, Elizabethtown, as detailed in the DA's original release. He had a firearm on him when members of the United States Marshals’ Eastern District Violent Crime…
US Marshals Kill Sex Offender Wanted For Violent Rape In Elizabethtown: DA US Marshals Kill Sex Offender Wanted For Violent Rape In Elizabethtown: DA
US Marshals Kill Sex Offender Wanted For Violent Rape In Elizabethtown: DA A registered sexual offender with a history of abusing children and fighting — who was wanted in connection with a violent rape in Elizabethtown Borough — has been shot dead by US Marshals, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.  Shane Robert Kelec, 38 of the 1700 block of Stone Mill Road, Lancaster was wanted on rape and aggravated assault, among other changes for the terrifying incident that happened in the 900 block of Hedgewyck Lane, Elizabethtown, as detailed in the DA's intial release.  The rape and brutal beating happened around 8:05 a.m. on Dec…
Man With 'AR' Shot By Police Officers Dies In Hospital 5 Weeks Later: Lancaster DA (UPDATE) Man With 'AR' Shot By Police Officers Dies In Hospital 5 Weeks Later: Lancaster DA (UPDATE)
Man With 'AR' Shot By Police Officers Dies In Hospital 5 Weeks Later: Lancaster DA (Update) UPDATE: A man died in the hospital in January after what police called "an officer-involved shooting" during a "domestic incident"  in Nov., the Lancaster County DA said.  William Oneill,40,  had been charged with criminal attempt homicide and related charges, for his role in an officer-involved shooting that occurred Nov. 29, 2023, in the 100 block of Hershey Avenue, but he succumbed to his injuries sustained in the shooting on January 3, the DA said in an updated release adding that, "the charges against Oneill will be withdrawn by our office." ORIGINAL: Three Lancaster Ci…
PA Officers' Lives Were In 'Imminent Danger' When They Shot Armed Teen Dead PA Officers' Lives Were In 'Imminent Danger' When They Shot Armed Teen Dead
PA Officers' Lives Were In 'Imminent Danger' When They Shot Armed Teen Dead The police have been 'cleared' and will not be charged following the Lancaster District Attorney's office investigation into the "officer-involved" shooting death of a Black juvenile burglary suspect, according to a press release on Tuesday, Aug. 15.  Police shot and killed 17-year-old Darren Shaw of Lancaster on Aug. 6, according to the County Coroner's office.  Ten minutes after midnight, officers with the Lancaster Bureau of Police were called to a burglary in progress in the first block of West New Street, according to a release by the department.  The officers arri…