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Fatal Police Shooting Of NJ Man Was 'Self-Defense,' Says Berks DA Fatal Police Shooting Of NJ Man Was 'Self-Defense,' Says Berks DA
Fatal Police Shooting Of NJ Man Was 'Self-Defense,' Says Berks DA No charges will be filed in connection with the killing of Vaughn T. Perkins, who was shot dead by a team of state and local police following a brief car chase in Berks County late last month.  Perkins, 53, was pointing a "long rifle" at officers and "failed to comply" with demands when police fatally shot him in Wyomissing on March 30, claimed Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams in a release.  "The officers and troopers involved were justified in employing deadly force (...) As a result, the officers and troopers will not be charged with any criminal offen…

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by Mac Bullock
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Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Being Investigated As Homicide Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Being Investigated As Homicide
Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Being Investigated As Homicide A woman found dead in a Berks County home over the weekend is being investigated as a homicide. Shillington police were called to a home on the 200 block of North Brobst Street on a report of a cardiac arrest just before 10 a.m. Sunday, Pennsylvania State Police said. Investigators found an unidentified 47-year-old woman dead inside the home. She was pronounced dead at 10:29 a.m. by a Berks County deputy coroner, according to police. Authorities have confirmed there is no danger to the public. The death is being investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police Troop L Major Case T…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: PA Woman Acted In Self-Defense In Stabbing Death Of Lover In Berks County DA: PA Woman Acted In Self-Defense In Stabbing Death Of Lover In Berks County
DA: PA Woman Acted In Self-Defense In Stabbing Death Of Lover In Berks County A Pennsylvania woman will not face any criminal charges for fatally stabbing her lover last year in Berks County as her actions were those of self-defense, authorities said. The woman, solely identified as the paramour of Terance M. Myers Sr., "was reasonable in her belief that she was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury due to Myers’ actions of advancing and lunging towards her with a knife," Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said. Officers responding to a home in the 4300 block of Hillside Road in Exeter Township on Dec. 14, 2020, found 35-year-o…

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by Nicole Acosta