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7-Year-Old Boy 'So Full Of Life' Dies Four Days After Being Shot In The Head In PA 7-Year-Old Boy 'So Full Of Life' Dies Four Days After Being Shot In The Head In PA
7-Year-Old Boy 'So Full Of Life' Dies Four Days After Being Shot In The Head In PA A 7-year-old boy who was shot on Thursday, Apr. 14, died on Monday, but his community continues to rally for his family, as the hunt for his killer goes on. Antonio “Espn” Yarger Jr, 7, of Erie, was shot in the head-on while on the sidewalk near his home at the corner of Downing Avenue and Fairmount Parkway, Erie police said on Friday. Yarger was carried to his home by his grandmother and aunt, then taken to UPMC Hamot in critical condition, once he was stabilized he was flown to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh where he died on the fifth floor of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, …

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Child Hospitalized Following Shooting In Central PA: Police Child Hospitalized Following Shooting In Central PA: Police
Child Hospitalized Following Shooting In Central PA: Police A child was hospitalized following a shooting in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, according to the police. York City Police were called to investigate a shooting in the 900 block of Wayne Avenue just before 4 p.m. on Mar. 8, they said in a release. A child was shot "by an unknown suspect while standing in the area of the alley to the rear of the (avenue)," police say. The child was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle prior to the police arriving, the release explains. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact the York City police on the department’s we…

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Video Of Men Who Shot Boy Released By Police In Central PA Video Of Men Who Shot Boy Released By Police In Central PA
Video Of Men Who Shot Boy Released By Police In Central PA A video has been released of suspects that police believe were involved in the shooting of a child. The boy was shot in the leg in the 400 block of Union Street around 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 11, according to Columbia Borough police. He was transported to an area hospital by ambulance and his injury is not life-threatening, police report. The police have released the video below of the suspects in this shooting. The 400 block of Union Street in Columbia.CRIMEWATCH Anyone with information related to the incident should contact Columbia Borough Police at 717-684-7735, text LANCS to 847411.

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4 Year Old Child In Critical Condition After Shooting In Central Pennsylvania: Police 4 Year Old Child In Critical Condition After Shooting In Central Pennsylvania: Police
4 Year Old Child In Critical Condition After Shooting In Central Pennsylvania: Police A 4-year-old child is in critical condition after a shooting in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, according to police. Harrisburg police were called to a reported shooting of a child at a residence in the 300 Block of South 13th Street in the Allison Hill neighborhood on Dec. 19 around 10:15 a.m., according to a release by police. Upon arrival police found a 4-year-old child in critical condition due to a gunshot wound, according to the release. The child was transported to a local hospital by ambulance where emergency surgery was performed, according to the police. The adult caretaker of t…

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