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BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police
BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police A man was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital after being shot with what is believed to be a BB gun, according to the Hazleton City Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the area of West 10th and North Locust streets for a gunshot victim Friday, Sept. 27, police said. However, when they arrived the man who had been shot told them he'd been sitting outside when he felt a sharp pain in his right side. The man told police that he'd heard a noise and the pain followed immediately after, according to police. When the officers looked the man over for wound they found a small puncture wound s…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Hazleton Shooting Victim Taken To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Police Hazleton Shooting Victim Taken To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Police
Hazleton Shooting Victim Taken To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Police A man was wounded from a gunshot to his right index finger as he was in the area of Alter Street and 17th Street on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, according to the Hazleton City Police Department. The man was treated at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton for the non-life-threatening wound and later released, police said. Police responded to a notification from the Raven Gunshot Detection System that shots were fired in the area of Alter and 17th streets. When they arrived on the scene, they found numerous shell casings along 17th Street. A vehicle that was parked nearby was found to have bullet …

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by Merriell Moyer
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Pedestrian Dies After Luzerne County Wreck: Coroner Pedestrian Dies After Luzerne County Wreck: Coroner
Pedestrian Dies After Luzerne County Wreck: Coroner A Hazleton man died from his injuries after being struck by a car on Saturday, March 16, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Sixty-eight-year-old Michael A. Mumaw was hit by a car near the intersection of North Church Street and 8th Street around 8 p.m. on March 16, Coroner Daniel Buglio wrote in a release.  He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple traumatic injuries on Sunday, March 31, officials said. His manner of death was accidental.  In addition to the Coroner's Office, Hazleton City Police Department is investigating…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man, 22, Killed In Hazleton Shooting: Authorities Man, 22, Killed In Hazleton Shooting: Authorities
Man, 22, Killed In Hazleton Shooting: Authorities A 22-year-old man was shot and killed in Hazleton, authorities said. Felix Dini was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest at 4:10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, after the shooting on Friday, Oct. 7, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The Freeland resident was shot at the intersection of South Fulton Court and East Noble Street around 5:50 p.m., authorities said. His cause of death was determined to be gunshot wounds and his manner of death was ruled a homicide, the coroner said. An autopsy will be completed on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Further det…

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by Nicole Acosta