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HOMICIDE: Six Charged, Including Minor, In Pennsylvania Man's Slaying, DA HOMICIDE: Six Charged, Including Minor, In Pennsylvania Man's Slaying, DA
Six Charged For Killing Dametirus 'Meechie' McClain-Jackson Six people — including a child, have been charged in connection with the killing of a Coatesville man, the Chester County Attorney’s Office and Coatesville City Police Department jointly announced on Friday, Jan. 19.  Dametirus "Meechie" McClain-Jackson, 20 of Coatesville was found shot in the area of Madison Street and Lime Street on August 23, 2023. He was taken to Paoli Hospital where he was pronounced dead, and autopsy later determined the cause to be a gunshot wound to the torso and the manner was a homicide, as detailed in the joint DA and police rele…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Coatesville, Police Say 4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Coatesville, Police Say
4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Coatesville, Police Say A four-year-old boy was fatally shot in Coatesville, authorities said. Responding officers found the child with a gunshot wound to the face at a home in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street around 5:20 p.m., Detective Sergeant Brandon Harris said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Further details were not immediately known. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Coatesville City's Detective Sergeant Brandon Harris at (610)-384-2300 ext. 3212 or Chester County Detective Keith Cowdright (610)-344-6866. This story is developing.…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
No One Hurt In Coatesville When Gunmen Fired 30 Shots At Each Other, Police Say No One Hurt In Coatesville When Gunmen Fired 30 Shots At Each Other, Police Say
No One Hurt In Coatesville When Gunmen Fired 30 Shots At Each Other, Police Say Several vehicles and a residential window were shot out Monday afternoon in Coatesville, but no one was hurt, authorities said. Approximately 30 shell casings were found at the scene near North 2nd Avenue and Lumber Street following the 3:50 p.m. incident, Coatesville police said. Investigators believe two men were shooting at each other and fled in different directions after the shooting, police said. Witnesses reported seeing one man flee south on 2nd Avenue and the other flee west on Lumber Street, according to police. As of Tuesday night, no arrests had been made, though police c…

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by Nicole Acosta