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MASS SHOOTING (UPDATE): Victim ID'd After Gunfire Erupts At PA Community Center MASS SHOOTING (UPDATE): Victim ID'd After Gunfire Erupts At PA Community Center
Mass Shooting (Update): Victim ID'd After Gunfire Erupts At PA Community Center The man killed in a mass shooting at a Pennsylvania Community Center on Sunday morning has been identified.  Jamar Montae Porterfield-Herriot Jr., 22, of Homestead, Pittsburgh died at the scene from his injuries, according to the Indian County Coroner's office.  Shots rang out at the Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township, Indiana County around 12:35 a.m. on Oct. 8, Pennsylvania State Police confirm.  The shooting happened at a party for some Indiana University of Pennsylvania students being held center, according to the police. Eleven hours after the shooting …

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Attempted Homicide At Central PA Hotel: Police Attempted Homicide At Central PA Hotel: Police
Attempted Homicide At Central PA Hotel: Police A Harrisburg man has been arrested in connection with a homicide attempt at a central Pennsylvania hotel on Sunday, authorities say.  The Lower Paxton Township Bureau of police officers were called to a report of two men fighting and shots being fired at the Woodspring Suites located at 6351 Chelton Avenue on Dec. 18 at 11:15 p.m., according to a release by the department.  At the hotel, police officers arrested 43-year-old Aaron Rios. Following an investigation he was charged with felons for Criminal Attempt Homicide, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and Firearms Not To Be Carried W…

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Pennsylvania State Police Trooper On Leave After Deadly Shooting During 100MPH Chase On US 22 Pennsylvania State Police Trooper On Leave After Deadly Shooting During 100MPH Chase On US 22
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper On Leave After Deadly Shooting During 100MPH Chase On US 22 A multi-county police chase ended when a Pennsylvania state police trooper shot and killed a Johnstown man, on Thursday, Nov. 3, authorities say. When Richland Township police arrived to investigate a domestic disturbance 35-year-old Krysten Pretlor, took off from a woman's home in Cambria County in a white BMW at a high rate of speed around 2:30 p.m., according to Pennsylvania state police.  As he got on US Route 22 and headed into Indiana County, state police took over the pursuit, Trooper Steve Limani said in a statement to the media.  As Pretlor continued west into Derry Township, Wes…

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Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police
Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police Eight people have been charged including a 14-year-old girl and at least one family member of a 19-year-old autistic man police say was kidnapped, beaten, killed, and left in a remote wooded area in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 20, according to a state police briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Hayden Robert Garreffa, 19, of Dilltown was found dead in Brush Valley Township by state troopers on Saturday, Oct. 22 around 4 a.m., according to a release by the police.  His death was believed to be a homicide, according to state police citing the Indiana County coroner's office. The police t…

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