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Police & Fire
Man Found Shot Multiple Times Later Dies: Harrisburg Police
A man was shot multiple times and eventually died of his wounds in Harrisburg on Saturday, Nov. 2, according to police. Darius Stukes, 34, was found injured from multiple gunshot wounds at 2:30 a.m. after officers were called to the area of Hunter and Nectarine streets for shots fired and a person down, the Harrisburg Bureau of Police said. Stukes did not survive his injuries, according to police. An investigation into the shooting is active and ongoing, police said. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Harrisburg police at 717-558-6900.
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'Bitter Healing' For Family Of Women Killed In Home Invasion, PA Man Charged With Murder
A family was rallying for support after a Willingboro mother and daughter were shot and killed in a home invasion. A GoFundMe page was created in memory of 54-year-old Marisol Nunez and her 33-year-old daughter Catherine Nunez. Police found their bodies in an upstairs bedroom of the Harrington Circle home on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Junior Edwards, 37, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, man and Catherine Nunez had an eight-year-old son together who was at the home during the killings but unharmed. The Nunez family said the b…
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Philly Man ID In Fatal Double-Shooting, $20K Reward Offered: Police (
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The 41-year-old Philadelphia man killed in a double-shooting during an argument in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood early Tuesday morning, Sept. 17, has been identified by authorities. Gregory Heard from the 2700 block of North Hemberger Street died as a result of the shooting, Philadelphia police stated in a release on Wednesday, Sept. 18. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at 12:19 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17. A second man, 48, shot during the argument — whose name has not been released — remained in critical but stable condition on Wednesday, police said in t…
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1 Killed, Another Wounded In Double-Shooting In Philadelphia (
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A 41-year-old man was killed and a 48-year-old man was injured in a double-shooting early Tuesday, Sept. 17 in Philadelphia's Hunting Park neighborhood, authorities said. Names were not immediately released, but Philadelphia police believe the two men could be family members, according to NBCPhiladelphia. Police were called to the 3800 block of North 13th Street — near West Butler Street — just after midnight, police said in a press statement. Police were notified that the two shooting victims arrived at Temple University Hospital by private vehicle. The 41-year-old man suffered mu…
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Homicide Shooting Victim ID'd By York County Coroner
The man who was found shot dead in York City that the police were unable to identify has been identified by the York County Coroner on Saturday, Sept. 14. Eric Wright, 29, of the 200 block of North Hartley Street, in York, was found shot dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the 800 block of West College Avenue around 4:52 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, as detailed in the release. Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewill responded to the scene to investigate and certify the death at 5 p.m. His autopsy was completed at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown on Saturday, Sept. 14. His cause of…
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Homicide
: Man Police Cannot ID Shot Dead In York
A man was found shot dead in York City and police had yet to be able to identified him at the time of the police release at 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12. Officers were called to a report of a man shot dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the the 800 block of West College Avenue around 4:52 p.m., as detailed in the release. "The identity of this individual is currently unknown, and the incident is being investigated as a homicide," the police wrote in the release. The victim was identified by the York County Coroner days later. Click here to read our report. …
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Shot Woman Drives Into Building, Upland Police Say
Upland police responded to a crash on Sunday night, June 23 to find the driver had been shot, officials say. It happened on the 300 block of Third Street around 11 p.m., according to borough police. The driver crashed into a building and was found to have multiple gunshot wounds when medics removed her from the vehicle. Investigators said the shooting appears to have been targeted and "not a random act." Anyone with information is asked to call Upland Detective Carl White at 610-872-3040 or Delaware County Detective David Tyler at 610-891-4700. Tips can be submitted online via C…
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Grieving Sister Says Philly Area Brother Was Murdered Days Before 38th Birthday
Loved ones are collecting donations for the Hatboro man shot and killed during an altercation with a neighbor on Saturday, June 8. Stephen Strassburg was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Razor Reese's Salon and Spa, authorities have said. He was taken to Abington Hospital where he died from his injuries. The DA's Office believes Strassburg was shot by Maurice Byrd, the owner of Razor Reese's, while Byrd was on the phone with 911 dispatchers. He is charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail. On Facebook on Saturday, St…
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Coroner IDs Allentown Man Killed In Shooting At City Park
Officials have named the victim in the deadly Fountain Park shooting on Saturday evening, June 1. Angel Martinez Velez, 25, was struck by multiple gunshots around 6:30 p.m., according to Allentown police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. He was pronounced dead at the scene on the 900 block of Martin Luther King Drive, authorities said. Martinez Velez's cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide, the coroner said after an autopsy on Monday, June 3. Mayor Matthew Tuerk called the shooting "a terrible and preventable tragedy" in a statement over…
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Human Remains ID'd As Pennsylvania Man Missing Since 2012: Coroner
A Monroe County man who went missing more than a decade ago died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to officials. The remains of Stephen C. Lepore were unearthed at 95 Peet Road in Dreher Township, Wayne County, said the Coroner's Office. The skeletal remains were discovered by an unknown party on Tuesday morning, Oct. 17, and identified as Lepore using dental records on Thursday, Oct. 19, Coroner Edward R. Howell said. Lepore, of Tobyhanna, was last seen on the morning of August 17, 2012, driving his 2007 Chevrolet Express, state police investigators have said. Stephen C…
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Playground
Shooting
: 5 Teens Injured In Philadelphia
Five teenagers are in the hospital with gunshot wounds after shots rang out at a North Philadelphia park late on Sunday, Aug. 6, authorities told Daily Voice. It happened at the Helen G. Sturgis Playground on the corner of North 2nd Street and West 65th Avenue in East Oak Lane around 11:15 p.m., police said. They arrived to find: A 16-year-old girl shot in the right thigh A 16-year-old boy shot in the left ankle A 17-year-old boy shot in the buttocks Police took all three to Albert Einstein Medical Center where each was placed in stable condition, the department said. T…
Police & Fire
Adult, Teen Seriously Injured In Reading Shooting: Police
Two people were badly wounded in a late-night shooting on a Reading street, city police said in a release. It happened around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, the department wrote. Officers arrived at the corner of North 13th and Green streets to find a 22-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy suffering from gunshot wounds, authorities said. Both men were rushed to Reading Hospital Tower Health where they were placed in "serious" condition, police said. No arrests were reported as of Monday morning.
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Victim Fatally Shot In Philadelphia Driveway: Police
City police are investigating after a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a Philadelphia driveway early Thursday morning. It happened in Rhawnhurst on the 7400 block of Whitaker Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on May 18, the department told Daily Voice. Police were called for reports of an armed person and arrived to find a 34-year-old man near a pickup truck in a driveway, they said. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center with injuries to his chest and arm, and he succumbed to his wounds at about 1:45 a.m., authorities wrote. No weapon was recovered from the sc…
Police & Fire
Two Commuters Shot On SEPTA Bus: Philadelphia PD
Two men were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after being shot on a SEPTA bus Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice. It happened near the corner of North 21 and West Diamond Streets in North Philadelphia, city police said. One victim, 18, received a single bullet to the "groin," authorities wrote. The other, also 18, was said to have a graze wound on his left thigh. Both men were taken to Temple Hospital and are now in stable condition, police said. No arrest has been made and no weapon was recovered from the scene, they added.
Police & Fire
Two Adults Wounded In Broad Daylight Shooting, Say Allentown Police
Two adults are being treated for gunshot wounds after an attack in broad daylight, authorities in Allentown say. Police were dispatched to the area of 5th and Pratt streets around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, said Assistant Chief James Gress in a statement. The two victims were located and rushed to an area hospital, he added. Police did not identify the victims or describe their conditions, but said an investigation is ongoing.
Police & Fire
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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York Man Shot 'Missing' Man Dead, Dumping Body In Lancaster County: Police
Nearly five months after a reportedly missing Pennsylvania man was found dead, police believe they've found his killer. Edgardo Bermudez-Melendez, 31, of West York, was found dead on Holtwood Road/Route 372 in the area on the Norman Wood Bridge in Martic Township on Saturday, March. 19, around 8:15 a.m., Pennsylvania state police Troop Kevin Kochka stated in a release six days after he was reported as missing. Carlos Omar Rivera-Rivera II, 24, of York, has been arrested in connection with Bermudez-Melendez's death on Tuesday, August 2022, according to an updated release by the state p…
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Maryland Repeat Violent Offender Arrested In PA For 2021 Homicide: Police
A repeat violent offender from Maryland was arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with a 2021 homicide, authorities said. Authorities arrested Arthur McCaden, 36, in Montgomery County, PA while he was committing a larceny in a convenience store on Feb. 23, Baltimore Police said. He was wanted in connection with the shooting death of 36-year-old Derrick Smith. Police responded for a Shot Spotter alert in the 1200 block and 1300 blocks of West North Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. on December 17, 2021, police said. Upon arrival, officers found Smith unresponsive and suffering from multiple g…
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Man Emerges From PA River With Multiple Gunshot Wounds: Police
Two men were shot on in, and somehow one of them ended up in a Pennsylvania river on Sunday, according to the police. The first victim arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg around 11 p.m., according to Pittsburgh police. He is currently in stable condition, according to police as of Monday morning. Shortly afterwards, police were alerted to a man calling for help in the area of Island and Preble avenues, Pittsburgh police public information officer Cara Cruz says. When police arrived, they found a man who "had come up out of the river," Cruz said. The man was sufferi…
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Man Shot In Both Legs In Highrise Apartment In PA: Police
A man on the eleventh floor of an apartment was shot in both of his legs on Monday night, according to a release by the police. Pittsburgh police received multiple 9-1-1 calls for a person shot inside an apartment building in the 600 block of Stanwix Street in Pittsburgh just before 9:45 p.m., the release shows. Upon arrival police found a man with gunshot wounds to each of his legs, police say. Officers applied tourniquets until paramedics arrived, then the man was transported to the hospital where he remains in critical condition, according to the release. Detectives from Major Cr…
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Two People Seriously Hurt In PA Shooting That Injured Police K9: Police
Three people have been arrested following a shooting that left two people in serious condition– and injured a police K9, on Thursday night, the police say. Pittsburgh police were called to the double shooting in the 1000 block of Woods Run Avenue around 10:40 p.m., on Feb. 10, according to a release by the police. Upon arrival officers found “evidence of a shooting and two nearby gunshot victims on the scene,” as stated in the release. The first victim was found inside a home in the 900 block of Woods Run Avenue, according to the release. He had a gunshot wound to the back and was brie…
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Harrowing Details Released In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide
Maryland State Police have released harrowing details in the quadruple murder-suicide involving two young Pennsylvania girls, their father and his alleged accomplice. The manhunt for Robert Vicosa, 41, Tia Bynam, 35, and Vicosa's daughters, Giana, 7, and Aaminah, 6, came to a tragic end on Thursday around 2:30 p.m., MSP said in a news release. Authorities had been searching for Vicosa for several days, after he drugged and sexually assaulted his ex-wife with Bynam's help, and then fled the York County home with the two girls. Pennsylvania State Police told MSP a car matching the suspect ve…
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Philadelphia Man Shot Stepfather Dead, Authorities In South Jersey Say
A 23-year-old man from Philadelphia has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of his stepfather in South Jersey, authorities said. Woolwich Township police responded to a 9-1-1 call about a shooting on Cottonwood Road in Woolwich at 4:15 p.m. Saturday. Police found Dennis McKenzie, 43, dead at his home, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. Gloucester police and prosecutor’s detectives investigated and arrested Christian Smith, 23, at the scene of the shooting, they said. Smith was charged with murder and several weapons offenses, they said. An autop…
Police & Fire
Gunman At Large In Double Reading Shooting
Two people were left with severe injuries after an unidentified suspect shot at them in Reading Tuesday night, authorities said. Officers responding to the 000 Block of South 10th Street around 8:10 p.m. found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the foot, and an 18-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, according to the Reading Police Department. Both men were taken to Reading Hospital for treatment of their severe but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Investigators believe an unidentified suspect fired multiple rounds at a group of people in front of …
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