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Homicide: Six Charged, Including Minor, In Coatesville Man's Slaying, DA
Six people — including a child, have been charged in connection with the killing of a Coatesville man, the Chester County Attorney’s Office and Coatesville City Police Department jointly announced on Friday, Jan. 19.
Dametirus "Meechie" McClain-Jackson, 20 of Coatesville was found shot in the area of Madison Street and Lime Street on August 23, 2023. He was taken to Paoli Hospital where he was pronounced dead, and autopsy later determined the cause to be a gunshot wound to the torso and the manner was a homicide, as detailed in the joint DA and police rele…
PA 4-Year-Old Boy Who Shot, Killed Himself Used Brother's Gun, DA Says
A four-year-old boy who shot and killed himself last month in the Philadelphia suburbs used his brother's unattended and loaded gun, authorities said.
Victor Lara-Ortiz, 18, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, firearms not to be carried without a license, and related offenses in the death of his brother, Roman Aguilera-Ortiz on Monday, Feb. 28, in Coatesville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said.
Responding officers found the boy with a gunshot wound to the head inside a home in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street, police said. He was pronounced dead …