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Taxi Cab Driver Shot Dead Outside PA Train Station In Targeted Killing: Police Taxi Cab Driver Shot Dead Outside PA Train Station In Targeted Killing: Police
Taxi Cab Driver Shot Dead Outside PA Train Station In Targeted Killing: Police A 59-year-old taxi cab driver was shot dead in what police are calling a targeted killing on Sunday. Kenneth Cobb, 59, died at an area hospital after he was shot and killed outside the Amtrak station in Harrisburg near 4th and Chestnut streets around 9:30 p.m. on Mar. 27, police say. "Whatever that the reason is, it doesn't cut mustard with us. It's uncalled for. It is senseless. You're taking somebody else's life, and we are not going to tolerate that," Harrisburg Police Commissioner Thomas Carter said at a press conference on Monday. Anyone with information is asked to contact police in …

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Third Person Killed In Targeted Shooting In Three Days In Central PA Neighborhood: Police Third Person Killed In Targeted Shooting In Three Days In Central PA Neighborhood: Police
Third Person Killed In Targeted Shooting In Three Days In Central PA Neighborhood: Police A 23-year-old man has been shot dead, in the second deadly shooting incident in one central Pennsylvania neighborhood in just three days, according to the police. Harrisburg police were called to a shooting near 17th and Zarker streets in the Allison Hill area of Harrisburg on Wednesday, Mar. 16 around 7 p.m., according to the release. Upon arrival officers learned the injured man had been taken to a local hospital in a private vehicle.  When officers spoke with hospital officials, they learned the man had been "declared deceased as a result of his injuries," the release sta…

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Two ID'd In Central PA Targeted Shooting: Police Two ID'd In Central PA Targeted Shooting: Police
Two ID'd In Central PA Targeted Shooting: Police Two people died in what is believed to have been a targeted shooting on Sunday, according to the police. Shawn Hairston, 35, and Ana Scott, 42 were found shot in a home in the first block of 16th Street, Harrisburg Mar. 13, around 4:30 p.m., according to city police. They were both critically injured and later died from they're injuries at a local hospital, police say. Scott's community has been sharing about it's loss on Facebook, one family member wrote: "They took you away today. the lady that birthed me and raised me half my life💔 i have no idea what to feel.. i feel hurt, pain, anger…

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Police & Fire
Man Swam For His Life After Car Plunged Into Icy Susquehanna River During Winter Storm: Police Man Swam For His Life After Car Plunged Into Icy Susquehanna River During Winter Storm: Police
Man Swam For His Life After Car Plunged Into Icy Susquehanna River During Winter Storm: Police A man swam to safety after his vehicle went into the icy, cold Susquehanna River on Wednesday afternoon, officials say. The man was alone in his vehicle when it went into the river “off of City Island” just before 2 p.m. on Mar. 8, Harrisburg police Cpl. Matthew Novchich told Daily Voice. The unidentified man is receiving medical care after his exposure to the frigid waters, Novchich said. The exact location on City Island and the details on how the man’s car ended up in the river have yet to be released, as the investigation is ongoing, according to Novchich. Follow Daily Voice for up…

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Woman Shot Near Playground In Central PA: Police Woman Shot Near Playground In Central PA: Police
Woman Shot Near Playground In Central PA: Police A woman was shot near a playground in central Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon, according to police. Harrisburg police were called to a report of shots fired in the area of 26 row Hall Manor on Feb. 17 around 2 p.m., according to a release by the police. Upon arrival officers found a woman suffering from a single gunshot wound, police say. The woman was “immediately transported to a local hospital for medical treatment, and is expected to recover from non-life-threatening injuries,” as stated in the release. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Harrisburg…

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PA Dad ID’d As Man Shot Dead Between Two Churches PA Dad ID’d As Man Shot Dead Between Two Churches
PA Dad ID’d As Man Shot Dead Between Two Churches A community is mourning after a central Pennsylvania father was identified as the victim of a deadly shooting in Harrisburg over the weekend. Tyshaun Darden, 29, of Harrisburg, died at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center on Friday night, PennLive reports citing Dauphin County officials. Darden was shot between two churches in the area of North 16th and Ethel streets on Friday around 8 p.m., according to a release by the police and maps of the area. He was rushed to a local hospital but later succumbed to his injuries, as police stated in their release. His community is sharin…

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Man Killed Between Two Central PA Churches Man Killed Between Two Central PA Churches
Man Killed Between Two Central PA Churches A central Pennsylvania man has died following a shooting on Friday night, according to area police. Harrisburg Police were called to a report of a man shot between two churches in the area of North 16th and Ethel streets on Friday around 8 p.m., according to a release by the police and maps of the area. Upon arrival police located the man who was suffering from a gunshot wound and “rushed (him) to a local hospital, where he would later die as a result of his injuries,” police stated in the release. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Anyone with information on this shooting …

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Child Hospitalized After Being Shot In PA Park Child Hospitalized After Being Shot In PA Park
Child Hospitalized After Being Shot In PA Park A child has been hospitalized after they were shot with walking in a park on Thursday morning, according to a release by Harrisburg police The child had been walking along the Riverfront Park Trail in the 500 block of South Front Street in Harrisburg, when "they heard a shot and realized that they had been hit," police say. Police learned of the shooting when the child arrived at the hospital around 8:45 a.m.  The child's age has not been released, but police believe they will not succumb to their injuries. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can call Harrisburg po…

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Man Arrested For Murder Following Shooting Outside Central PA Bar Man Arrested For Murder Following Shooting Outside Central PA Bar
Man Arrested For Murder Following Shooting Outside Central PA Bar A man in central Pennsylvania has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting outside a bar. Xavier "Junior" King, 32, of Susquehanna Township, was shot dead outside of Bill's Cafe, located in the 2300 block of Derry Street in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg, on Sunday at approximately 8 p.m., according to a release by police. Shawn Cornell Davenport Jr., 34, of Harrisburg, was arrested on Ivy Lane in Harrisburg on Tuesday at approximately 9 p.m., according to the police. Davenport has been charged with the following, according to court documents: H1 Murder …

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Second Deadly Incident Outside Central PA Bar: Police Second Deadly Incident Outside Central PA Bar: Police
Second Deadly Incident Outside Central PA Bar: Police For the second time in five months, police are investigating a deadly incident at a central Pennsylvania bar. Harrisburg police were called to a report of shots fired and a person struck outside of Bill's Cafe, located in the 2300 block of Derry Street in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg, on Sunday at approximately 8 p.m., according to a release by police. Upon arrival officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the release. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. The cafe was also the scene of a deadly stabbing that left one man mortally wounded and anoth…

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Alarm Sends Police To Woman In Critical Condition After Central PA Shooting Alarm Sends Police To Woman In Critical Condition After Central PA Shooting
Alarm Sends Police To Woman In Critical Condition After Central PA Shooting A security system alerted police of a central Pennsylvania shooting that left a woman is in critical condition early Sunday morning, according to police. Harrisburg police were called to an alarm at 304 North 2nd Street on Sunday around 2:26 a.m., according to a release by the police. Upon arrival the police found the woman inside the business and located and arrested the suspect, according to the release. The woman remains in the hospital in critical condition as of Monday morning, according to police. Although the investigation is ongoing, all known parties have been accounted for, and …

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Comcast Employee Shot By Pellet Gun In Central PA, $10,000 Reward Offered For Info: Police Comcast Employee Shot By Pellet Gun In Central PA, $10,000 Reward Offered For Info: Police
Comcast Employee Shot By Pellet Gun In Central PA, $10,000 Reward Offered For Info: Police Comcast has donated $10,000 to Dauphin County Crime Stoppers for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the pellet gun shooting of a Comcast employee who was hurt while on the job, according to a release by police. Harrisburg Police are investigating the pellet gun shooting of a Comcast employee while in an aerial lift in the area of the 500 block of Wharton Alley, near the corner of 5th and Woodbine streets in Harrisburg on Oct. 9, at 2:30 p.m., according to the release. The employee was injured in the pellet gun shooting, according to the release on Monday. Anyo…

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