Mass Shooting Leaves 3 Killed In Philadelphia: Police Mass Shooting Leaves 3 Killed In Philadelphia: Police
Mass Shooting Leaves 3 Killed In Philadelphia: Police Three people are dead after nine people were at a party in Philadelphia on Sunday morning, July 21, PPD Homicide Unit announced later that day.  Multiple shooters are sought following the nonuple shooting in the 1200 block of North Alden Street around 2 a.m., police explained in the release.  Officers learned of the shooting within 2 minutes, responding to a report of a person with a gun and a report of a shooting on Alden Street. They arrived to find the nine victims. Their conditions are as follows: A 33-year-old Black man was pronounced deceased on scene by Medics at at 2:1…
'Armed And Dangerous' Killer Wanted In Philadelphia: Police 'Armed And Dangerous' Killer Wanted In Philadelphia: Police
'Armed And Dangerous' Killer Wanted In Philadelphia: Police The accused gunman in a fatal Philadelphia shooting is "armed and dangerous," city police warned in a release on Thursday, July 18.  Leiber Manrique, 53, is wanted for the July 15 killing of Omar Gaitan of the 700 block of Knorr Street, authorities said in a release.  Gaitan was sitting in his Honda CRV when he was shot in the face on the 500 block of West Ruscomb Street, according to investigators. The 67-year-old was found just after midnight and taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries around 1 a.m., police said. A weapon was re…
'Career Drug Dealer', PA Mom Convicted In 5-Year-Old's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: AG 'Career Drug Dealer', PA Mom Convicted In 5-Year-Old's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: AG
'Career Drug Dealer', PA Mom Convicted In 5-Year-Old's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: AG Mom and a "career drug dealer" have been sentenced for the overdose death of her daughter, according to a release by Pennsylvania's Attorney General Michelle Henry on Wednesday, July 17.  Volaura 'Val' Askew, 28 of Johnstown, "exposed her 5-year-old daughter to fentanyl/heroin in the hours and days before the child was found dead in her Johnstown home on October 27, 2022," the Attorney General explained when Daily Voice first reported her charges in July 2023. In February of 2024, she pleaded "guilty to involuntary manslaughter and related charges, and is serving a 2-to-4-year state pri…
Son Of Former US Ambassador Killed Committing Road Rage; Dauphin Co. DA Son Of Former US Ambassador Killed Committing Road Rage; Dauphin Co. DA
Son Of Former US Ambassador Killed Committing Road Rage; Dauphin Co. DA The 52-year-old son of a former US Ambassador started a road rage incident that led to his death, the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo announced on Tuesday, July 16. Paul Kattouf of Susquehanna Township was found shot dead in the 200 block of State Street (between Second and Third streets) around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, according to the releases by Harrisburg police and the Dauphin County Coroner's office.  "Officers in the area were also able to quickly stop and detain a person of interest," as stated in the police release.   Kattouf's autopsy was con…
Mugshot Released Of Stabbing Homicide Suspect, Sex Offender: Lancaster PD Mugshot Released Of Stabbing Homicide Suspect, Sex Offender: Lancaster PD
Sex Offender Wilfredo Rodriguez Charged With Murder Someone who was stabbed and rushed to Lancaster General Hospital has died, and police announced the following morning that the suspect is already in custody. Wilfredo Rodriguez, a 44-year-old registered sex offender living on Ann Street in Lancaster, convicted of sexually assaulting a minor, according to the state registry — has been charged with the following for allegedly stabbing someone to death, as detailed in his latest court docket: Homicide Murder Of The First Degree. Homicide Murder Of The Second Degree. Felony Murder Of The Third Degree. Felony Robbery-Inflict Serious Bodily Inju…
Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit
Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit A 14-year-old transgender teenager from Western Pennsylvania met their alleged killer through the dating app Grindr, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  Dashawn Dale Depree Watkins, 29 of Sharon, is in the Mercer County Prison after bloody clothes and surveillance videos linked him to the brutal dismembering of 14-year-old Pauly Likens, the Pennsylvania State Police explained in a press release and court documents.  Likens was reported missing by "his" father (who does not acknowledge his son's transition to become a girl, the police explained in the affida…
Two Men's Bodies Pulled From Creek In PA Park: Police Two Men's Bodies Pulled From Creek In PA Park: Police
Two Men's Bodies Pulled From Creek In PA Park: Police A body seen floating in a Pennsylvania creek soon led divers to another body, the Allegheny County Police Department announced in a release on Friday night.  The department's Homicide Unit was called to Moon Township around 4:05 p.m. on June 28 after 911 received a call "of a body floating in the Montour Run Creek near the Montour Run Trail," police detailed in the release. After first responders spotted the dead man "floating in approximately 6 feet of water," divers were called to "retrieve the body," as stated in the release. That's when things got even creepier, "while divers…
HOMICIDE: Man Dies 38 Years After Baseball Bat Beating, York County Coroner HOMICIDE: Man Dies 38 Years After Baseball Bat Beating, York County Coroner
Homicide: Man Dies 38 Years After Baseball Bat Beating, York County Coroner A 26-year-old man was beaten with a baseball beat and left with life-altering injuries— 38 years later he died and the York County Coroner has ruled his death a homicide according to a release on Tuesday, June 12.  Craig "PeeWee" Tschudy, was 64 when he died from "Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury" at Inners Creek Nursing Home in Dallastown at 11:25 a.m. on June 5, 2024, as detailed in the coroner's release.  Although his death comes nearly four decades after an assault left him with the TBI and other injuries that left him wheelchair-bound, his "this is ruled a homicide in [the…
Autopsy Results Revealed For Susquehanna Twp. HS Senior Killed 3 Days Before Graduation Autopsy Results Revealed For Susquehanna Twp. HS Senior Killed 3 Days Before Graduation
Autopsy Results Revealed For Susquehanna Twp. HS Senior Killed 3 Days Before Graduation The results of the autopsy for a high school senior, who was shot dead by a 13-year-old boy, were released by the Dauphin County Coroner on Friday, June 7.  Tyron Perrin, 18 of Susquehanna Township, died from a gunshot wound to the chest and the manner was homicide, according to the coroner's report.  He was allegedly shot by 13-year-old Zahkee Talib-Davis of Harrisburg, who has been charged as an adult with Murder and Carrying a Firearm Without a License, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Perrion was found dead in an apartment in the 3600 block of Brookridge Te…
COLD CASE: Troopers Find New Leads In PA Woman's 1997 Murder COLD CASE: Troopers Find New Leads In PA Woman's 1997 Murder
Cold CASE: Troopers Find New Leads In PA Woman's 1997 Murder State police say they are making progress in their investigation of Patricia Woll's homicide.  Woll, 43, was living on River Road in Damascus Township, Wayne County when her house caught fire on Aug. 28, 1997.  She was found dead inside after firefighters beat the blaze. A "detailed investigation" led state police to declare the fire an arson and Woll's death a homicide.  "Several new investigatory leads and evidence have been uncovered and are activity being pursued by investigators," said troopers in a release on May 31. Authorities did not describe the new evidence. …
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Tyler Sullivan pleaded guilty to the third-degree murder of his infant son in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 29, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities have said they were called to Sullivan's Radcliffe Street home in Bristol last May 25 to find his 4-month-old son Timothy was "not breathing and cold to the touch." Officers performed life-saving measures but eventually took the baby to Lower Bucks Hospital where he died.  Medical staff at the hospital said the boy's injuries were "indicative of a battered child" — he suffered "contusions, bruising, and …
Philly Native Pregnant Teen Killed In Harrisburg Shooting: Police (UPDATE) Philly Native Pregnant Teen Killed In Harrisburg Shooting: Police (UPDATE)
Philly Native Pregnant Teen Killed In Harrisburg Shooting: Police (Update) A pregnant teenager is dead following what was initially reported as a "shots fired" incident, police in Harrisburg explained Monday night. Tyemeshia Miller, 19, of Harrisburg was found shot in the back in the area of North 4th and Woodbine streets around 5:45 p.m. on May 13, according to the Bureau's release and the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Arriving officers found Miller suffering from the gunshot wound. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she died from her injuries, the police said.  The shot entered her left side and exited her right but police noted that multiple shot…