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Man Kills Ex-GF At Home, Then Himself At PA Cemetery, DA Says Man Kills Ex-GF At Home, Then Himself At PA Cemetery, DA Says
Man Kills Ex-GF At Home, Then Himself At PA Cemetery, DA Says A man and a woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide on Monday, according to authorities.  Randy Hill, 33, was found with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at Highland Memorial Cemetery and pronounced dead at 8:37 a.m., Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich announced in a joint statement on Oct. 16. Hill's ex-girlfriend, 30-year-old Symphony Blue was found dead from a gunshot wound in a bedroom at Hill's home in the 500 block of North Franklin Street at 10:29 a.m., according t…

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by Mac Bullock
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Two Teens Killed In Late-Night Pottstown Shooting: DA Two Teens Killed In Late-Night Pottstown Shooting: DA
Two Teens Killed In Late-Night Pottstown Shooting: DA A late-night shooting on Monday, Oct 17 in Pottstown claimed the lives of two teenagers, authorities said. Police were called to Fourth and Johnson Streets around 11:30 p.m. after the 911 center informed them that they had received nine calls about shots fired in the area, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich. Officers arrived to find an 18-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy dead inside a vehicle, they said. One of them was in the driver's seat. The victims' identities are being withheld as authorities are work…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Killed, Another Hurt In Pottstown Double-Shooting, DA Says Man Killed, Another Hurt In Pottstown Double-Shooting, DA Says
Man Killed, Another Hurt In Pottstown Double-Shooting, DA Says A 25-year-old man was killed and another victim hurt in a double-shooting in Pottstown, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of shots fired on the 100 block of Grant Street at Union Valley found blood stains and fired cartridge casings around 10:05 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said alongside Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich. Minutes later, police were told that two gunshot victims had been taken to Pottstown Hospital in separate vehicles, they said. Dakari Rome, of Pottstown, was pronounced dead at the hospital after suffe…

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by Nicole Acosta
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US Marshals Nab 21-Year-Old Pottstown Gunman In California: DA US Marshals Nab 21-Year-Old Pottstown Gunman In California: DA
US Marshals Nab 21-Year-Old Pottstown Gunman In California: DA A 21-year-old fugitive in a Pottstown shooting was arrested by members of the US Marshals Service in California, authorities said. Tyshaun Harvey, of Pottstown, was nabbed this week at a motel in Susanville, CA, near the Nevada border, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said Wednesday, Aug. 10. He's awaiting extradition to Montgomery County on charges of first-degree murder, person not to possess a firearm, recklessly endangering another person, and related offenses in the Sunday, May 29 killing of 22-year-old Nahmer Baird, Steele said alongside Pottstown Police C…

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by Nicole Acosta
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$20,000 Of Fentanyl Seized From Philadelphia Area Dealer: Police $20,000 Of Fentanyl Seized From Philadelphia Area Dealer: Police
$20,000 Of Fentanyl Seized From Philadelphia Area Dealer: Police A Philadelphia area man was found with more than $20,000 worth of fentanyl in an undercover bust, authorities said. Naim Payton, 23, of Morrisville, was set to sell a large quantity of the uncut, highly lethal drug on Monday, April 25, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Detectives spotted him on the 400 block of North Evans Street in Pottstown that evening, and stopped his car, Steele said alongside Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich. Detectives stopped Payton’s car and found 1,500 bags of uncut fentanyl. The 1,500 doses of fentanyl were packaged for sal…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Husband & Wife Were Fighting Before Suburban Philly Murder-Suicide, Police Say Husband & Wife Were Fighting Before Suburban Philly Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Husband & Wife Were Fighting Before Suburban Philly Murder-Suicide, Police Say A husband shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself in Montgomery County, authorities announced Monday. Carla Forde, 46, was shot and killed by her husband, Edward Thornton, 42, who then died by suicide at their home on Chestnut Street in Pottstown Monday at 7 a.m., according to District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich. Officers responded to the home after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor who reported a shooting. Detectives obtained home video surveillance, which showed the couple arguing in the kitchen when Thornton began b…

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by Nicole Acosta