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Student Shot Classmate Dead Outside PA School, Police Say
One 15-year-old boy is dead and his peer has been arrested for his murder, police in Pittsburgh say. Derrick Harris was fired upon 11 times in front of Oliver Citywide Academy around 7:25 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, Pittsburgh police announced later that afternoon. Police Zone 1 Units arrived to find Harris "shot multiple times outside Oliver Citywide Academy's front entrance. Officers administered CPR and first aid and requested medics," police stated in the release. Jamier Perry was spotted running from the scene with a firearm. He "was taken into custody without further incident…
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Three Students Injured In Pennsbury Bus Crash, District Says
Paramedics responded to the scene of an accident involving a Pennsbury School District bus in Bucks County Wednesday afternoon, district officials told Daily Voice. It happened near 198 Bristol-Oxford Valley Road, on the boarder of Falls and Middletown Townships on May 10, Pennsbury Public Relations Supervisor Jennifer Neill said. Three students suffered "minor" injuries, Neill wrote. The bus was carrying students from Bucks County Technical High School and Conwell Egan Catholic High School, she added. Neill disputed reports that 10 students were hurt in the accident.&nbs…
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After School Satan Club Can Meet In Saucon Valley, Federal Judge Rules
Saucon Valley School District in Northampton County must allow the "After School Satan Club" to meet on campus, a federal judge decided in a ruling dated Monday, May 1. The controversial club will be allowed to meet on school grounds, though district officials will not be required to distribute their permission slips, US District Court Judge John M. Gallagher ruled in a preliminary injunction. The After School Satan Club, sponsored by the Salem, Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple (TST), garnered controversy in February when its flyers made the rounds on local social media. The flyer…
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Man Sneaks Into Sleeping Child's Bed For Sex Near Elementary School In Lancaster, Police Say
A 33-year-old Lancaster man would sneak into an acquaintance's home while they were out or asleep so he could have sex with their child, authorities announced in a release on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. David Ray Lopez, would watch and wait, or call and make sure the parents were out before sneaking into the home and sliding into the child's bed— multiple times— between May and August of 2022, Manheim Township police detailed in the release. After a third adult witnessed Lopez entering the home and knocking on the child's door— he fled and authorities were called, according to th…
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Statement On 'Computer Generated Swatting' After Schools Across PA Evacuated: State Police
Pennslyvania state police have released a statement after a large number of local and state police were called to schools—primarily Catholic schools, across Pennsylvania on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. At some schools students and staff were evacuated, and police surrounded the buildings with gun drawn, like at Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic high schools. Police were also called— although no guns were drawn— to schools in Bishop Carroll, Altoona Area, Forest Hills and Bellefonte. Forest Hills School officials released the following statement: "Due to suspicious activity throughout …
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Stolen Gun Found In Elementary School Student's Backpack In PA: Police
A central Pennsylvania elementary student brought a stolen gun and drugs to school, authorities say. The gun— without a magazine or any ammunition— was found in the juvenile's backpack— along with marijuana, at Elizabeth R. Martin Elementary School at 2000 Wabank Road, Manheim Township on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, area police said in a release the following afternoon. "School staff took notice of irregularities regarding the behavior of the student and conducted a preliminary investigation," the police stated in the release. Officers were called to the school at 11:07 a.m. The firear…
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Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities
The man accused of shooting act law enforcement officers in western Pennsylvania on Feb. 27, 2023— which sent multiple schools into lockdowns— has been identified and arrested authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Eric Nathaniel Durah Jr., 25, was arrested at his Penn Hills home on March 16, according to the release. No law enforcement officers were hurt when he allegedly opened fire at "agents and task force officers with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (PAOAG) Narcotics Task Force were following a narcotic suspect’s vehicle in unmarked vehicles," around 1:45 p.…
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Elementary School Threats Made By Sub. PA State Police Say (
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The threats that closed a Lancaster County elementary are now known to have been called in by a substitute teacher's aide, according to an updated release by the Pennsylvania State Police on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Naomi Shayanna Wenger, 20, of Lancaster, was linked by her phone number to the threats made to Martic Elementary School in the Penn Manor School District around 2:19 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper James Grothey. "Building staff immediately contacted Pennsylvania State Police, and the school was placed on lockdown. No one was…
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Three Dead, Dad-Son Duo Involved In One Of Two Deadly McKeesport Shootings: Authorities
Two separate shootings including one involving a father and son, left three people dead and one wounded as well as caused three area schools into lockdowns, Allegheny County officials announced on March 2, 2023. McKeesport police were called to a report of gunfire near the 50 building of Crawford Village around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, according to the release. Three men were found with gunshot wounds: 22-year-old Jerred Duncan of Turtle Creek was pronounced deceased on scene and 30-year-old Jordan Eubanksof McKeesport was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounce…
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Kindergartner Struck Dead At School Bus Stop In Westmoreland County, Mom Says
Six-year-old Aria Woznick has died at a Pittsburgh hospital hours after being struck by a car while waiting for her school bus, her mother Amanda told Daily Voice. Aria was struck when walking with six other children, and was struck in the 400 block of Fayette Street in North Belle Vernon when crossing the street around 8:10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, authorities confirmed. She was unresponsive when EMS arrived, according to the fire department. It is not immediately clear if the driver stayed on the scene, but the fire officials and dispatch believe they did. "She was life-flighted…
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Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say
A 52-year-old convicted rapist snuck into a Penn State University bathroom and filmed a student's "genitalia" on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Registered sex offender Mark Alonzo Williams also assaulted the student after he confronted him about the phone in HUB-Robeson Center bathroom, Penn State University police explain in the affidavit of probable cause. The student was using a bathroom stall on the ground floor of the HUB around 5 p.m. when he saw that Williams was in the stall next to him with “his cell phone positioned…
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'Go Birds': Philly Area District Plans 2-Hour Delay On Super Bowl Monday
Win or lose, one Philadelphia area school district will get a slow start the morning after Super Bowl Sunday. "in honor of the Eagles' Super Bowl appearance," Quakertown Community School District in upper Bucks County will observe a two-hour delay on Monday, Feb. 13, Superintendent Bill Harner said in a tweet. The calendar on the district's website also reminds parents and students about the delay, with "Go Birds!" the only explanation given. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, Quakertown students at Neidig and Richland elementary schools got up close and personal with rookie Eagles receiver Britain…
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