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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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by Jillian Pikora
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Veteran Police Officer Caused Deadly I-81 Crash, State Police Say Veteran Police Officer Caused Deadly I-81 Crash, State Police Say
Veteran Police Officer Caused Deadly I-81 Crash, State Police Say A 20-year veteran of a local police force in Pennsylvania caused a deadly crash along Interstate 81 on Monday, Apr. 11, authorities say. The crash happened on I-81 southbound at mile marker 65.5, Susquehanna Township around 9 a.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. A 2007 Nissan Diesel driven by Syla James Pope was disabled on the side of the road and a road service technician Jeffery Hanwell came to assist him in a 2012 Ford F350, the release shows. A 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Keith William Morris went over the fog line hitting the Nissan in the rear propelling all …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police
Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police A police corporal caused a head-on crash that sent himself and another driver to hospitals on Tuesday, April 5, state police say. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township, Butler County at mile marker 91 around 4:18 p.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. New Sewickley Township police Cpl. Gregory Carney, 43, of Beaver County, lost control of his patrol  car for unknown reasons— exiting the southbound lanes, crossing the median, and then entered the northbound lanes— hitting a Jeep Cherokee head-on, according to PSP's release. Both vehicl…

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by Jillian Pikora
Sports
NBA Star Gets Closure With Conviction Of Dad's Killer In PA NBA Star Gets Closure With Conviction Of Dad's Killer In PA
NBA Star Gets Closure With Conviction Of Dad's Killer In PA The father of NBA and University of Pittsburgh star DeJuan Blair, was killed — and his killer has been convicted, authorities said. Posted by Greg Blairsr on Monday, December 3, 2012 Blair’s father, Gregory Lamont Blair Sr., 45, of Pittsburgh, was shot dead during an argument with Dilon Bartifay, then 32, over a woman waiting for a Lyft in the 900 block of Center Avenue in Wilkinsburg around 10:25 p.m. in Nov. 16, 2019, according to court documents. Blair Sr. was pronounced dead from the shots to his head, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital at 11:15 p.m., but had yet to be identified at th…

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PA Man Stabs Son In Back Over Chores, State Police Say PA Man Stabs Son In Back Over Chores, State Police Say
PA Man Stabs Son In Back Over Chores, State Police Say A Westmoreland County father has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed his son during an argument over chores, according to Pennsylvania state police. Richard Cain, 58, of Apollo, was taken into custody following an argument, that turned into a physical fight with his son at their home in the 2000 block of Second Street in Bell Township around on Sunday around 6 p.m., according to police at a press conference on Sunday. “The victim and (Cain) were yelling at each other, and the victim was hurling food and other objects toward (Cain),” TribeLive reports Trooper Anthony Derry said the wit…

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by Jillian Pikora