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Murder-Suicide At PA Nursing Home (
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A husband and wife are dead following a shooting at a nursing home in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Oct. 24, according to District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe. An 89-year-old woman died at the scene and her 90-year-old was taken to Reading Hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head — he passed away during the night, the DA explained in an updated release on Friday, Oct. 25. Officers were dispatched to a report of "shots being fired within the facility" at Manatawny Manor in Pottstown late Thursday morning, according to the DA. Soon emergency servic…
Police & Fire
School Locked Down After Teen Shot In Harrisburg In Broad Daylight: Police
A teen is in the hospital after being shot in Harrisburg at noon on Thursday, Oct. 24, city police announced. Officers had been called to a report of shots fired at the intersection of North Thirteenth & Herr streets. They arrived to find the juvenile boy suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Downey Elementary School, located at 1313 Monroe Street was briefly on lockdown due to the “incident”, a spokesperson for Harrisburg School District said. He was taken to an area hospital where he remains in stable condition. An investigation is ongoing. Anyone w…
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Homicide
: 16-Year-Old Boy ID'd After Fatal Shooting In Harrisburg, Officials
A 16-year-old boy has been shot dead in Harrisburg, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Ridge Moore Jr. of Harrisburg, died following a shooting in the city on Monday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m., Dauphin County officials told Daily Voice. His cause of death "Gunshot Wounds To Body" and the manner was "Homicide," officials said. Police on patrol heard gunshots in the area of South 14 and Hunter streets, soon they were dispatched to a home in the 1400 block of Hunter Street where they found Ridge. "The victim did not survive his injuries," the police said. The investigation is on…
Police & Fire
Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD
The remains of a 25-year-old man who has been missing from Pennsylvania since March 2024 have been found and Maryland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Three men — including his 18-year-old cousin — have been charged with his murder. Matthew "Matty" Whisman, of Lancaster's body was recovered from the Conowingo Creek in Cecil County, MD on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, PA State Police explained. This was just one day after they updated the missing person case to include a $2,000 reward offer, as Daily Voice reported. Steven Gaddis of Nottingham, PA;&nbs…
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Third Man Charged For 2022 Slaying Of PA Dad: Court Documents
A third man has been arrested in connection with the killing of 27-year-old Shaheim "Mugga" Carr of York, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, court documents show. The dad of two was found shot dead in the 300 block of West Philadelphia Street in York at 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, as Daily Voice first reported. Furman Dennis III, now 21 (19 at the time of the shooting), of York, is the forth person to have been arrested in connection with his death, as WGAL News 8 reported. On July 11, 2022, 26-year-old Jacquez Davon Brown— who was out on bail for witness int…
Police & Fire
PA Woman Shot By Husband While Reading Bible: Affidavit
An 84-year-old Bethel woman was shot in the head as she was reading the Bible, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The woman was shot by her husband, Howard "Philip" Boltz, as she was sitting at their dinner at their dining room table at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause. Boltz, 82, told his wife, "I can't stand it no more. You are cutting me down," as he placed a .22 caliber rifle's barrel against her head, according to the document. The rifle was still covered with a cloth Boltz used to protect it while i…
Police & Fire
Shot Child Hospitalized, PA State Police Say (
Developing
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A boy is in the hospital after being shot in Central Pennsylvania, state troopers announced on Monday, Oct. 7. The unnamed child was taken in a private vehicle to Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital in East Pennsboro Township on Sunday, Oct. 6, according to PSP Troopers in Carlisle. The preliminary investigation has led PA State Police to believe the child was shot in Carroll Township, York County, although the investigation remains active. There is no threat to the public, according to PSP. Check back here for updates.
Police & Fire
Shots Fired Into 5-Year-Old's Bedroom, Lancaster Police Say
A 5-year-old was awoken early Friday morning, Sept. 27, when bullets shot into their bedroom, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced later in the day. Officers were called to a report of shots fired in the 500 block of Juniata Street around 2:25 a.m. They found "multiple shell casings and one live round of ammunition after canvassing the area," as written in the release. A witness told police they heard multiple gunshots and saw two men running toward Stevens Avenue. A resident on South Anne Street "provided evidence that at least one bullet penetrated their 5-year-old’…
Police & Fire
PA Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Man: Affidavit
A teenage boy has been arrested and a 21-year-old man is in the hospital following a shooting in Lebanon on Tuesday, Sept. 17, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice the following day. Luis Yirie Correa Gomez, 17, of Lebanon, was having "a verbal argument" with a woman outside a home in the 1700 block of Center Street when he pulled a gun from his waistband making the woman "fear of serious bodily injury," North Cornwall Township police explained in the affidavit of probable citing the witness. When a 21-year-old man came from the home to speak with Correa Gomez, t…
Police & Fire
Second Teen With Gun Arrested Following Shooting At Party: Lancaster Police
A second teen boy is in police custody after a shooting at a house party on Monday, Sept. 16, the Lancaster Bureau of Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 19. Officers were called to multiple reports of shots fired in the 300 block of East New Street at 9:18 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16. Arriving officers learned a fight had broken out during a house party in the block. "One party involved in the fight left prior to the shots fired," the police said, explaining, "Moments later, two unidentified suspects shot at the residence where the party took place. A juvenile from the residence retu…
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Fatal Shooting Victim ID'd As Thomas 'Buddah' Davenport: Dauphin County DA
A 38-year-old dad has been identified as the victim of a shooting that prompted a large police presence in Harrisburg on Friday evening, Sept. 13. Thomas "Buddah Buddah" Davenport III has been named as the man shot dead in the 60 block of North 14th Street around 5:50 p.m., Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo told Daily Voice and his family announced on social media over the weekend. Police from Harrisburg and Capitol police, Derry and Susquehanna Townships, as well as the DA's office and the Dauphin County Crisis Response Team, were on the scene well after 8 p.m., as Daily Voice…
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Accident Or Homicide? Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old Boy Dead In PA
The difficult task of ruling whether an "accidental" shooting may be a homicide is up to authorities in Luzerne County, Daily Voice was told on Friday, Sept. 6. A teenage boy was fatally wounded with a gunshot wound to his chest in Nanticoke on Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities said. The victim was identified as Hunter Sipple, 17, the following day. The shooting with a handgun was "preliminarily accidental" pending further investigation, Nanticoke Police Chief Michael Roke told Daily Voice. "It's been a pretty whirlwind week," Roke said on Friday, Sept. 6. "We have more people coming in f…
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Murder-suicide
: Authorities ID Couple Shot Dead In Allentown
Authorities have identified the couple shot dead in a murder-suicide in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Friday, Sept. 6. Livi E. Beltran Fernandez, 44, of Allentown, was found dead of a shooting at about 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, in a home on the 2000 block of East Cedar St., according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. Her cause of death was ruled a homicide. Jesus J. Cruz Ortiz, a 53-year-old man from Easton, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot at the same address, Buglio said. His cause of death was ruled a suicide. Autopsies were completed&…
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Murder-suicide
: Couple Shot Dead In Allentown, Lehigh County Coroner Says
A murder-suicide is under investigation in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Thursday, Sept. 5. A 44-year-old woman from Allentown was found dead of a shooting at about 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, in a home on the 2000 block of East Cedar St., according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. Her manner of death was ruled a homicide. A 53-year-old man from Easton was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot at the same address, Buglio said. His manner of death was ruled a suicide. "The investigation remains active and on-going, however it appears John Doe s…
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Man Killed, Infant Shot In PA, Police Say (
Developing
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A double shooting has left a 25-year-old man dead and a 1-year-old boy injured, Philadelphia police announced late on Wednesday night, Sept. 4. Police were called to the shooting in the 3200 block of D Street, in the 25th District, at 6:21 p.m., PPD detailed in the release. The man "was shot multiple times throughout his body," the police said. He was taken by PFD-Medic Unit to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:46 p.m. The infant suffered graze wounds to his right leg, left leg, and head, according to PPD. He was taken in a private vehicle to Nazare…
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Harrisburg 17-Year-Old Shot, Second Teen Slain In 2 Days
A second teenager has been shot dead in Harrisburg in less than two days, police announced on Tuesday morning, Aug. 13. Antoine M. Byers Jr., 17, of Harrisburg, died in the shooting, his family announced on Facebook. The shooting happened in the 1700 block of Regina Street at the intersection of North 18th Street in Harrisburg around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 12, according to Harrisburg Police. Officers arrived in the area to find Antoine suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and they gave him "emergency aid" but he died at the scene due to his injuries, as explained in the police re…
Police & Fire
Family ID's 13-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead In Harrisburg
The 13-year-old girl who was shot dead in Harrisburg has been identified by her family GoFundMe staff told Daily Voice on Sunday, Aug. 11. Naryah Wright of Steelton was named as the victim of the shooting early Sunday morning, the family confirmed to GoFundMe. Officers were called to a report of shots fired in the area of South 19th and Derry streets around 12:15 a.m. on Sunday. They arrived to find "located a large number of individuals in the area, and immediately began searching for victims," but never located anyone, as stated in the release. Soon Naryah arrived at t…
Police & Fire
Officers Named Following Police Shooting During Standoff With PA Fugitive At Maryland Motel
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office has identified the officers involved in the shooting of a wanted Pennsylvania fugitive during a barricade situation at a Maryland motel over the weekend. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. Super 8 located on Monocacy Boulevard Google Maps street view According to the sheriff's office, they were able to make cont…
Politics
2nd Victim Of PA Trump Rally Shooting Released, Hospital Says
The second of two men who were shot during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania has been released, Allegheny Hospital Officials told Daily Voice on Monday, July 29. James Copenhaver, 74 of Moon Township, PA, was discharged on Friday, July 26, a hospital spokesperson told us. David Dutch, 57, New Kensington, PA, was previously discharged on Wednesday afternoon, July 24, according to the spokesperson Dutch and Copenhaver were in critical condition following the shooting by Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Trump rally on Saturday, July 13. Both of their statuses "have been upgr…
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Teen Shot In Head At Recording Studio: Philadelphia Police
A 15-year-old is in critical condition after a North Philadelphia shooting on Friday evening, July 26, police said. The victim was shot in the left side of the head in a third-floor recording studio, according to authorities. It happened on the 2600 block of Germantown Avenue just before 5 p.m. He was taken to Temple University Hospital, police said. No arrests had been made and no weapons recovered as of 6 p.m. Friday.
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Suspect Arrested For Shooting Pennsylvania State Police Corporal: Troopers
A Pennsylvania State Police Corporal was shot while conducting a warranted in Lancaster on Wednesday, July 24, PSP Troop J PIO James Grothey announced. The shooting happened when Troop J's Criminal Investigation Unit was conducting a search "pertaining to an ongoing armed robbery investigation and was to be executed on multiple storage units" at 629 East Fulton Street in Lancaster City at 6:19 a.m., Grothey detailed in a release. Before beginning the search, "After Troopers announced their presence and intentions to execute a search warrant," Grothey explained in an upda…
Police & Fire
Targeted Shooting Injures Woman In York: Police
A 28-year-old woman was shot outside a nightclub, York City police announced on Tuesday, July 23. Three shots were fired at the woman outside N V Bar and Grill Nightclub located at 615 E. Market Street, according to the police. Officers arrived at the scene at 1:16 a.m., as stated in a release. The woman was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. It is believed she was the intended target of the shooting. No details have been released about any suspects or arrests. Anyone with information is asked to contact the York City Police…
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Victims ID'd After Deadly Mass Shooting In Philadelphia
The three men who died in the mass shooting in Carroll Park on Sunday, June 21 have been identified by police. Akil Jones, 33, Rashie Jones, 29, and Sekayi Robinson, 23, died after gunfire rang out at a cookout on the 1200 block of North Alden Street around 2 a.m., according to authorities. The Joneses were brothers, police noted. Five other men and one woman were also shot and hospitalized in stable condition, officials have said. Multiple groups exchanged gunfire during the shooting, investigators believe. Police were still on the scene after sunrise Sunday morning. …
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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…
Politics
Conditions Improve For Injured Victims From PA Trump Rally, Hospital Says
The two men who were shot during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania and left in critical condition have had their conditions upgraded, Allegheny Hospital Officials told Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 17. David Dutch, 57 of New Kensington, PA, and James Copenhaver, 74 of Moon Township, PA, were in critical condition following the shooting by Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Trump rally on Saturday, July 13. Both of their statuses "have been upgraded from critical to serious condition as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17," a spokesperson from AGH told us that evening. To clarify, this means both o…
Politics
US Secret Service Director With Former Westchester Job Takes Hits After Trump Shooting: Report
The director of the US Secret Service, who once directed security for a Westchester County-headquartered company, is facing criticism following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to a report by ABC News. New, updated report - Secret Service Director With Former Job In Purchase Steps Down After Trump Shooting: Report The scrutiny toward the US Secret Service, headed by Director Kimberly Cheatle, comes following a fatal shooting at a Trump Rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13 that left one man dead and two others in critical con…
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Injured Victims From PA Trump Rally ID'd By Police
The two men who were shot during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania and left in critical condition have been identified by the Pennsylvania State Police on Sunday evening. David Dutch, 57 of New Kensington, PA, and James Copenhaver, 74 of Moon Township, PA, have serious injuries following the shooting by Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Trump rally on Saturday, July 13 but were listed in stable condition on Sunday, July 14, state police explained. Former fire chief, Corey Comperatore, 50 of Sarver, was identified as the man who was shot dead, as Daily Voice previously reported. &nbs…
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US Congressman's Nephew Shot In Neck At PA Trump Rally
A US congressman from Texas has announced that his nephew was shot while in the audience of former president Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas's 13th District explained how his nephew was shot as follows, reading in part: "My family was sitting in the front, near where the President was speaking. They heard shots ringing out — my nephew then realized he had blood on his neck and something had grazed and cut his neck. He was treated by the providers in the medical tent." Jackson's nephew was not among the two audience members who wer…
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Trump Authorizes GoFundMe For PA Rally Shooting Victims
A GoFundMe fundraising campaign page has been launched for the victims and their families following the fatal shooting at the Trump Rally in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. The fundraiser launched around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, just hours after Trump was shot. The GoFundMe fundraiser campaign page reads as follows: "President Donald Trump has authorized this account as a place for donations to the supporters and families wounded or killed in today’s brutal and horrific assassination attempt. All donations will be directed to these proud Americans as they grieve and recover…
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Here's What We Know About PA Man ID'd As Trump's Attempted Assassin: FBI
The rooftop shooter at former president Donald Trump's campaign rally has been identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Sunday, July 14. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20 of Bethel Park, PA, was shot and killed by officials while still on the roof of a manufacturing plant about 130 yards, from the rally according to statements by officials. Crooks had no criminal record, was a registered Republican, and previously donated to the liberal voter turnout group, Progressive Turnout Project, through ActBlue in January 2021, according to public records. When he graduated fro…
Police & Fire
Deadly Shooting Under Investigation In Harrisburg: Police
One man was shot and killed in Harrisburg early Friday, July 5, city police say. Officers responded to gunfire on the 1100 block of North 3rd Street around 1:30 a.m., authorities said in a release. They rendered aid to the victim at the scene and he later died from his wounds, officials wrote. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call 717-558-6900. Anonymous tips can be submitted on Crimewatch.
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