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Man Shot By Officers ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police Man Shot By Officers ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police
Man Shot By Officers ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police A 34-year-old man has been identified after being fatally shot by an officer, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday. Payden Sells was shooting at the police when they returned fire killing him on Feb. 23, Trooper James Grothey detailed in a release. PSP York Troopers were called to assist area police with "domestic incident" in the 600 block of Colonial Avenue in Spring Garden Township at approximately 11:17 p.m., Grothey explained. Troopers soon learned that the caller to 911 had "reported that there was an actor on scene with multiple firearms, attempting to gain …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Philadelphia Man Fatally Shot By Police After Foot Chase, Authorities Say Philadelphia Man Fatally Shot By Police After Foot Chase, Authorities Say
Philadelphia Man Fatally Shot By Police After Foot Chase, Authorities Say A man was shot dead by Philadelphia police officers after a brief foot chase Thursday afternoon, the department has confirmed.  Officers were called to investigate a group of men "milling about" a vehicle in a field on the 2300 block of Fawn Street at about 2:20 p.m. on May 4, Sgt. Eric Gripp told reporters from multiple outlets.  When two officers approached the men, "at least two to three individuals ran off," Gripp said. As the police got closer, another person came from inside or behind the vehicle and fled as well, the sergeant claimed.  A foot chase ensued down the 220…

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by Mac Bullock
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Lawn Mower Driver Chokes Officer Gets Bullet In Neck, PSP York Says Lawn Mower Driver Chokes Officer Gets Bullet In Neck, PSP York Says
Lawn Mower Driver Chokes Officer Gets Bullet In Neck, PSP York Says A 38-year-old Hanover man on a John Deere riding mower led police on a chase and ended up shot in the neck, Pennsylvania State Police say.  The shooting happened in the 6400 block of Pamadeva Road in Heidelberg Township a just after midnight on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, PSP said.  A man was riding a lawn mower using a pipe or bat to destroy property when Northern York County Regional Police Department officers arrived for a call to a "domestic-incident," according to the PSP release and emergency dispatch.  The man attempted to flee by driving the mower into t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Armed Man Shot Dead By State Police In Eastern PA Armed Man Shot Dead By State Police In Eastern PA
Armed Man Shot Dead By State Police In Eastern PA An armed man was shot dead by state police on Thursday, Sept. 8 in Monroe County, authorities said. An unidentified 36-year-old man was fatally shot while troopers were completing a welfare check at a home on Deer Drive North in Middle Smithfield Township around 10 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Troopers tried to get in contact with the man, but he refused to open the door, they said. He then unexpectedly fled out of the house through the back door, carrying a rifle, police said. That's when officers shot at him. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. "The troopers wh…

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by Nicole Acosta