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Pennsylvania Trooper Fatally Shoots 'Juvenile' Boy Pennsylvania Trooper Fatally Shoots 'Juvenile' Boy
Pennsylvania Trooper Fatally Shoots 'Juvenile' Boy Authorities are investigating after a "juvenile" male was shot dead by a Pennsylvania state trooper in Bradford County Thursday evening.  State police were called to a wooded area in Herrick Township just before 5 p.m. on May 4 for reports of a person with a handgun, Trooper William Evans wrote in a release.  Troopers made contact with the boy and gave "numerous verbal orders for (him) to drop the weapon," authorities said. Police claimed the boy "did not comply" and "presented himself as an imminent threat to the responding troopers."  One trooper fired at the boy, and he w…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Lebanon Dad Leaves Behind Young Daughter After Deadly Shooting Lebanon Dad Leaves Behind Young Daughter After Deadly Shooting
Lebanon Dad Leaves Behind Young Daughter After Deadly Shooting A 33-year-old Lebanon dad was shot dead on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, police announced that afternoon.  Thomas M. Vance was found with a gunshot wound in the first block of Jones Street around 8 a.m., according to Lebanon City Police. He was taken "to a Dauphin County Medical Facility where he died from his injuries," the police said. The suspect stayed on the scene and was taken into police custody without any incident. The police have released the following information about the deadly shooting: "The initial investigation suggests that the incident began as a verbal altercation and escal…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Former Prom King Killed En Route To See Great-Grandmother In Harrisburg: Family Former Prom King Killed En Route To See Great-Grandmother In Harrisburg: Family
Former Prom King Killed En Route To See Great-Grandmother In Harrisburg: Family A 22-year-old man killed in a Harrisburg shooting over the weekend is being remembered as a gentle giant. Na'Zae Baltimore was shot around 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 21 as he left his grandmother's house on the 1300 block of South 13th Street, on his way to see his great-grandmother, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched for funeral expenses. Always a strong student, Na'Zae played many instruments including the horn, trombone and drums. He was in the school band from 6th grade through high school graduation. A natural athlete, he wrestled and played soccer and baseball. He also played foo…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Lancaster Co. Man Shot Two People Before Suicide: Coroner (Update) Lancaster Co. Man Shot Two People Before Suicide: Coroner (Update)
Lancaster Co. Man Shot Two People Before Suicide: Coroner (Update) The Columbia, PA man who died the day after a triple shooting in Lancaster is now known to have been the shooter, according to an updated release by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. Anthony Hernandez died from his injuries from the shooting at Lancaster General on Thursday, April 20, 2023, according to an updated release by the police.  The 22-year-old was one of three men taken to the hospital following a shooting in the 700 block of Fourth Street in Lancaster on Wednesday, April 19 around 11 p.m., the Lancaster Bureau of Police explained.  Initially, the police believed t…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
'Male Exotic Dancer' Arrested For Homicide Attempt In Harrisburg: Authorities 'Male Exotic Dancer' Arrested For Homicide Attempt In Harrisburg: Authorities
'Male Exotic Dancer' Arrested For Homicide Attempt In Harrisburg: Authorities Someone was sitting in their car when a self-described "male exotic dancer" opened fire at them on Saturday, March 4, 2023, around 9 p.m., authorities say.  David Anthony Chase, 35, of Harrisburg was arrested in connection with the shooting in the 200 block of Verbeke Street, Harrisburg on Thursday, March 9, City Police say.  The driver was the only person in the car when it was shot multiple times, according to the police release. During the investigation, multiple spent shell casings were recovered in the area of Verbeke and Susquehanna streets.  Chase was spotte…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Man Nabbed In Tennesse By US Marshals For Lancaster Homicide: Authorities Man Nabbed In Tennesse By US Marshals For Lancaster Homicide: Authorities
Man Nabbed In Tennesse By US Marshals For Lancaster Homicide: Authorities A second man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Lancaster, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. U.S. Marshals, with the assistance of personnel from the Memphis Police Department, took 30-year-old Jerbrell Westmoreland into custody, in Memphis Tennessee on Monday, March 6.  "Westmoreland will be returned to Lancaster, PA for arraignment at a future date," the Lancaster Bureau of Police explained in the release.  The shooting he was wanted for left one person injured and killed 29-year-old Luis Sanchez in the 100 block of South Prince S…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police
GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police UPDATE: Daronte Anthony Brown, 18, of Monroeville has been arrested without incident in connection with this shooting on Feb. 21, 2023, following an anonymous 911 tip, Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers announced on March 2, 2023. Updated court documents were unavailable when Daily Voice inquired that day.  ORIGINAL:  A 16-year-old girl and her 14-year-old friend were shot at while waiting for an Uber at a Pittsburgh area Red Roof Inn, because the older girl "refused to do sex stuff," with a Monroeville man, authorities detail quoting witnessing in the court documents obtained by Daily V…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals
Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals A SWAT team was at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop where state authorities said a male civilian was shot "in the presence of law enforcement." Authorities haven't identified the man, disclosed his condition or specified why and how he was wounded at the Clara Barton Service Area near the turnpike's southernmost in Salem County's Pedricktown shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. The incident "involved members of the New Jersey State Police and the United States Marshals Service," a four-sentence release from State Attorney General Matthew Platkin's Office says. No officers reportedly we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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TV Journalist From Philadelphia Killed Covering Shooting In Florida TV Journalist From Philadelphia Killed Covering Shooting In Florida
TV Journalist From Philadelphia Killed Covering Shooting In Florida A Philadelphia-raised TV news reporter was shot and killed while covering an earlier shooting in Florida, his station confirmed. Dylan Lyons, 24, a Spectrum News 13 reporter died when the suspect in an earlier incident returned to the crime scene and opened fire Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 22, his Orlando station reported Thursday, Feb. 23. A photo journalist from the station was critically injured. Lyons had been covering an earlier homicide investigation in Pine Hills, just outside of Orlando, when 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses returned to the scene and opened fire, according to Sheriff J…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Shot In Head At York Days Inn, Police Say Man Shot In Head At York Days Inn, Police Say
Man Shot In Head At York Days Inn, Police Say A man is in critical condition following a targeted double shooting in York, authorities say.  The Northern York County Regional police were called to the shooting at the Days Inn located at 334 Arsenal Road in Manchester Township around 5L35 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, officers found a 41-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head lying in the courtyard of the hotel. The second victim, a 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg was found in a private vehicle, leaving the area.  Both men are being tre…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA
Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA A former PSE&G employee shot and killed his supervisor outside the utility company's Somerset County facility on Wednesday, Feb. 8,  authorities say.  But this "one-of-a-kind" man's legacy will live on through his daughter, according to his family. Russell "Russ" D. Heller, 51-year-old councilman in Milford, NJ, was gunned down by 58-year-old Gary T. Curtis on Weston Canal Road in Franklin Township shortly after 7 a.m. Feb. 8, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Curtis soon turned the gun on himself, and both men died the same day, as Daily Voice previously reported.  H…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Four Hospitalized Following Shooting At Lancaster Co. McDonald's Four Hospitalized Following Shooting At Lancaster Co. McDonald's
Four Hospitalized Following Shooting At Lancaster Co. McDonald's Four people were hospitalized and no one has been arrested following a shooting at a McDonald's near a Lancaster County high school, authorities say.  The shooting happened after a fight at the Lancaster McDonald's at 525 North Franklin Street near McCaskey High School on Thursday, January, 26 around 9:20 p.m., Lancaster Bureau of police say.  "Four shooting victims arrived at a local hospital via private means," the police stated in an updated release the following morning. "All four had suffered non-life-threatening injuries."  This was not "a random act" and the police do…

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by Jillian Pikora