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North Carolina Shooter Commits Suicide While Fleeing From Police In Pennsylvania
A man wanted for attempted murder in North Carolina has died in a bizarre series of events in Pennsylvania. Taylor Jeffrey Johnson, 24, of North Carolina fatally shot himself in Pennsylvania after fleeing from police. Johnson shot a woman in her 20s, thought to be his ex-girlfriend, multiple times inside an apartment at in the 6000 block of Pebble View Drive in the Bacarra luxury apartment complex off Farm Gate Road, near Cary Towne Center and Interstate 40 in Cary, North Carolina on Tuesday around 10:55 p.m., according to area police. The shooting was believed to be the result of a domes…
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Falls Township Teacher's Aide Out On Bail For Having Relationship With Boy, 14, Shoots Self
A Falls Township teacher's aide out on bail for sexually assaulting her 14-year-old student shot herself over the weekend, authorities said. Jennilynne M. Derolf, 38, was charged on July 15 with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and related charges, according to the Falls Township Police Department and Bucks County District Attorney's Office. An investigation into Derolf began on July 13 when the victim's grandmother told Falls Township officers that she discovered her grandson was having a sexual relations…
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Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise
His fellow poker professionals were becoming increasingly concerned about Matthew Marafioti’s mental health when it all ended tragically last week. Marafioti, a 33-year-old Toronto native who reportedly won multiple millions in his poker-playing career, had a very public battle with his demons. Recent social media posts were filled with an insistence that “social justice” gangsters were after him as he fought in court to gain joint custody of his young son. Shortly after 11 a.m. last Friday, Marafioti dove head-first to his death from a friend’s 28th-floor balcony at the Winston Towers, a …
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HIM? Falls Township PD Search For Missing Morrisville Man
Police in Bucks County are seeking the whereabouts of a missing 57-year-old Morrisville resident. Scott Arthur was last heard from on July 25, Falls Township police said. He has apparently threatened suicide and ceased all contact with family and friends, according to police. Attempts to locate Arthur by phone, have been unsuccessful, police said. Police are urging anyone with information to contact Detective John Vella at 215-949-9100 ext. 431 or via email j.vella@fallstwp.com Individuals can also contact the department's anonymous tip line at (215) 949-9120 or hitback@fal…
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35-Year-Old Woman Commits Suicide In Harrisburg Cemetery
A woman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a cemetery in Harrisburg, according to Swatara Township police. An unidentified 35-year-old woman died of a handgun shot to the chest in the William Howard Day Cemetery located at 801 Lincoln Street, on Friday at around 10 a.m. Police were called to the area prior to the shooting for reports of a suicidal woman. The officers were able to locate her and attempt to diffuse situation but were unfortunately unsuccessful. The Swatara Police was aided by police in the Steelton Borough, Lower Paxton, Susquehanna and Derry Township Police Departme…
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: Men From NJ, PA Found Dead At Gianni Versace's Former Mansion In Miami
Men from Pennsylvania and New Jersey died in an apparent double suicide at fashion icon Gianni Versace's former mansion in Miami -- nearly 24 years to the day the Italian designer was killed on the building's front steps, authorities announced. Housekeeping found the bodies of Adam Rashap, 31, of Randolph, New Jersey, and Alexander Gross, 30, of York, Pennsylvania, inside of The Villa Casa Casuarina luxury hotel around 1:20 p.m., law enforcement in Miami said. Miami Beach spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said the deaths are being investigated as suicides. Serial killer Andrew Cunanan …
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PD: Suicidal Person Prompts West Chester Shelter In Place
A police incident that prompted a shelter-in-place order for West Chester residents Monday evening was in response to a suicidal and possibly armed individual, authorities said. Officers responded to a report of a welfare check of a person living in the 200 block of North Everhart Avenue around 4:30 p.m., West Chester police said. While investigating, officers had reason to believe that the person was suicidal and may have been armed, police said. After officers were unable to make contact with the person, The West Chester Regional Emergency Response Team was called to the scene. The…
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Bethlehem Police Officer Matthew Ragusa Who Died By Suicide Gave Others Hope
The Lehigh Valley community is mourning the loss of a Bethlehem police officer who died by suicide on July 4. Matthew Ragusa was "a beckon of light to countless citizens who needed hope in their darkest hour," wrote Robert Corsi. Corsi organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and other needs for his wife Stephanie, and three sons, Xavier, 13, Braxton, 10, and Lex, 6. The campaign had raised more than $33,000 as of Thursday evening. Matthew RagusaGoFundMe photo Prior to joining the Bethlehem Police Department in 2015, Ragusa served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Cor…
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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…
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Family Of Downingtown Football Star Cos Villari Has Special Request For Funeral Service
Funeral services have been set for 17-year-old Downingtown West High School football star Costantino "Cos" Villari. A gathering will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 2 at Saint Joseph’s Church on Manor Avenue in Downingtown. Cos' family asks those who have a favorite memory of him to write it down in advance of Wednesday's service and enter it into baskets, which will be provided. The Downingtown community has been mourning the sudden loss of Villari after Daily Voice broke the news that he died by suicide when he jumped from the Route 322 bridge on Monday. Our Whippet football family…
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: Community Mourns Sudden Loss Of Downingtown Football Star
Loved ones, classmates, teammates and others in the Downingtown community will gather Wednesday night to grieve the loss, too soon, of one of their own. Many have been collecting memories of Downingtown West High School football star Costantino Villari since hearing the devastating news that the 17-year-old junior died by suicide when he jumped from the Route 322 bridge on Monday. “Cos” was a “sweet soul” who had the ability to “to change the room's energy all on his own,” wrote Kiana Taniguchi. "He knew the right words and just the right jokes when you needed them most…
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Inmate Arrested 1 Week Ago Found Dead In Pennsylvania County Prison Cell
A Dauphin County prisoner-- who only was arrested and arraigned one week ago--was found dead in his cell Wednesday morning, according to county officials. Kyle Joseph Nadwodny, 37 of Harrisburg, was found tied to his bedding around 3 a.m. by a cellmate who alerted a corrections officer for help, as stated in an official release from the county. “Video and other information indicates corrections officers had conducted cell block walk-throughs throughout the night,” officials said in a statement. A Dauphin County Deputy Coroner pronounced him dead at the prison. Nadwodny was incarcerated Ma…
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