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Reading Man Who Shot FBI Agents Convicted: USDOJ Reading Man Who Shot FBI Agents Convicted: USDOJ
Reading Man Who Shot FBI Agents Convicted: Usdoj Rafael Vega-Rodriguez "sealed his own fate" when he opened fire on three FBI agents in Reading four years ago, says the US Attorney's Office.  The 41-year-old was convicted Friday, Feb. 2 for three counts of attempted murder of a federal law enforcement officer and related offenses, federal prosecutors wrote in a release.  Authorities said Vega-Rodriguez was wanted for a state parole violation when the trio of FBI agents spotted him on West Greenwich Street on March 1, 2020.  When the agents tried to stop him, authorities said Vega-Rodriguez drew a handgun from his…

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by Mac Bullock
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Fight At Party Ends In Shooting, Reading Police Say Fight At Party Ends In Shooting, Reading Police Say
Fight At Party Ends In Shooting, Reading Police Say A Pennsylvania man was shot after an argument in the early morning hours on Sunday. Aug. 13, say police investigators.  The 20-year-old victim was near West Greenwich and Weiser Street around 3 a.m. when the shots rang out, Reading police said. The Reading resident was rushed to the hospital where his condition is unknown, they added.  Detectives believe the victim was walking home from a party where there had been "reports of an argument between unknown persons prior to shots being fired." There was "no suspect information" as of Monday, Aug. 14.  Anyone with informat…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Man Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Two Teens In Reading Philly Man Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Two Teens In Reading
Philly Man Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Two Teens In Reading A Philadelphia man has been charged in the shooting deaths of two teenagers in Reading, authorities said. Nyjee Jefferson, 26, is accused of fatally shooting two male victims in the 200 block of West Greenwich Street around 7:10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said. The victims have been identified as José Ventura-Jiménez, 18, and a 17-year-old boy, whose name was not being released due to his age, police said. Jefferson was arrested Sunday in Philadelphia on an unrelated parole violation warrant, according to police. Jefferson is awaiting arraignmen…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Two Men Shot, Killed In Reading: Police Two Men Shot, Killed In Reading: Police
Two Men Shot, Killed In Reading: Police Two men who were shot in Reading on Sunday, Feb. 20 died at the scene, authorities said. City police responding to a report of a shooting in the 200 block of West Greenwich Street shortly after 7 a.m. found the two male victims with gunshot wounds, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said. Authorities didn’t say whether any suspects were arrested or identified, or whether the victims knew each other. The investigation “remains active and ongoing,” they said. They also asked that anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Reading Police Department at 610-655-…

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by Nicole Acosta