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Houseguests Barricaded Themselves In Lancaster County Home, Police Say Houseguests Barricaded Themselves In Lancaster County Home, Police Say
Houseguests Barricaded Themselves In Lancaster County Home, Police Say A man and a woman were arrested at a Quarryville home late last month after barricading themselves inside with a shotgun, police said in a release on Wednesday, July 3.  Branden Hunter and Joanna Hagens were guests at a residence in Oak Bottom Village when they got into a "physical altercation" with the homeowners on June 24, according to borough police.  Authorities were called to the Groffdale Drive home around 9:15 p.m., officials said. A Lancaster County Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) was dispatched after they ignored police pleas to come outside, authorities…

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by Mac Bullock
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1 Dead, 2 Arrested ID'd After 'Active Shooting' in Lancaster (UPDATE) 1 Dead, 2 Arrested ID'd After 'Active Shooting' in Lancaster (UPDATE)
1 Dead, 2 Arrested ID'd After 'Active Shooting' in Lancaster (Update) An active shooting shuttered three blocks of three streets in Lancaster City on Wednesday, and now two teens are in custody and a man is dead, according to police.  Jayziah Echevarria, 18, of Lancaster has been charged with "criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, firearms not to be carried without a license and recklessly endangering another person," the police announced around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023.  Jomar Santos, 14, of Leola, has been charged "with criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, possession of a firearm by a minor, fire…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Three Teens Wanted For Homicide Attempt In Lancaster, Police Say Three Teens Wanted For Homicide Attempt In Lancaster, Police Say
Three Teens Wanted For Homicide Attempt In Lancaster, Police Say Three Lancaster teens are wanted on warrants for criminal attempted homicide in connection with a shooting earlier in January 2023, authorities say.  Charles J. Freeman, a 15-year-old, of the 900 block of Sterling Place, Lancaster Township; Sackiwa W. Ntuli, an 18-year-old, of the 500 block of Sterling Place, Lancaster Township; and Jose M. Ramos, a 16-year-old, of the 300 block of New Dorwart St., Lancaster City; are wanted on criminal charges of attempted of homicide firearms not to be carried without a license, recklessly endangering another person, and firearms discharge, …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Officer Justified In Shooting Gunman During Standoff Says Lancaster DA Officer Justified In Shooting Gunman During Standoff Says Lancaster DA
Officer Justified In Shooting Gunman During Standoff Says Lancaster DA The police officer who shot at a man during a standoff in West Hempfield Township was ruled as “justified in discharging his weapon,” by Lancaster County District Attorney. The standoff started after a woman called 911 reporting when she woke up, a man was standing next to her with a rifle in one hand and a handgun in another on Jan. 3 at 11:45 a.m.according to the DA's release. The woman told dispatchers that the man then loaded the rifle and pointed it at her and had made threats to harm himself. West Hempfield officers came to the home on Goldfinch Drive, Columbia and spoke with the wom…

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by Jillian Pikora