12-Year-Old Boy Shot At Sleepover In Red Lion ID'd 12-Year-Old Boy Shot At Sleepover In Red Lion ID'd
12-Year-Old Boy Shot At Sleepover In Red Lion ID'd A 12-year-old boy has been identified after he was shot during a sleepover in Red Lion. Kain Heiland was pronounced dead at 9:48 p.m. on Saturday,April 1, 2023 by York County Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewell, according to a release by the office the following day.  Kain was later identified by a family friend, which has been verified by Daily Voice.  The coroner's office was called to a "reported fatality of a juvenile after a shooting incident" in the first block of First Avenue in Red Lion Borough at 8:55 p.m., as stated in the release.  The cause of death was "a gunshot wound to the che…
Friends Led Police To PA Mom Killed By Son: Authorities Friends Led Police To PA Mom Killed By Son: Authorities
Friends Led Police To PA Mom Killed By Son: Authorities The friends of Lois Gift knew something was wrong when she didn't come to local activities she regularly attended, little did they know her son had killed her, police explained in a release on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.  The 62-year-old had a disagreement with her son when he tried to take her purse, and during the fight he strangled her to death, then he stole her car and fled— only to crash it a few hours later and be hospitalized until he confessed to the killing on March 19, Ephrata police said.  Officers ultimately discovered Lois when "multiple friends" filed reports for a welfare ch…
Body Builder BF Killed After Couple Collides With Tractor-Trailer On PA RT 225: State Police Body Builder BF Killed After Couple Collides With Tractor-Trailer On PA RT 225: State Police
Body Builder BF Killed After Couple Collides With Tractor-Trailer On PA RT 225: State Police A woman's boyfriend has died after the couple was involved in a serious crash involving a tractor-trailer on Pennsylvania State Route 225, authorities say.  Lisa Waibel, 41, of Lykens, was driving an SUV south on SR 225/Armstrong Valley Road near Mountain House Road with 44-year-old Matthew Napoleoni in the passenger seat, when she turned left in front of a tractor-trailer driven by 45-year-old Richard Wynkoop of Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday, March 16, 2023, around 4:09 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police Lykens.  The tractor-trailer collided with the SUV's passenger si…
7-Month-Old PA Baby Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose While In Grandma's Care: Authorities 7-Month-Old PA Baby Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose While In Grandma's Care: Authorities
7-Month-Old PA Baby Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose While In Grandma's Care: Authorities A Pennsylvania infant has died from acute fentanyl toxicity, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.  The announcement comes two months after 7-month-old Zhuri Sade Bogle was found unresponsive in her bed in the 8100 block of Chaske Street, Penn Hills on January 14, 2023, at 6:44 a.m., according to the release.  "When first responders arrived, they found Zhuri’s father performing CPR. First responders took over, but at 7:05 a.m. she was pronounced deceased at the scene," Allegheny County officials stated in the release. "Detectives learned Zhuri was in the care of her grandmother …
Award-Winning Ephrata Nurse Dies, Husband Seriously Hurt In ATV Crash: Authorities Award-Winning Ephrata Nurse Dies, Husband Seriously Hurt In ATV Crash: Authorities
Award-Winning Ephrata Nurse Dies, Husband Seriously Hurt In ATV Crash: Authorities An award-winning labor and delivery nurse from Ephrata has died and her husband remains in the hospital following an all-terrain vehicle crash in Tell Township, on Saturday, March 11, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release the following day.  The passenger, and decorated local nurse, 34-year-old Amanda L. Hoffert, was pronounced dead at the scene of the ATV crash at Black Hollow Road just south of Village Hill Road at 6:25 p.m., state police explained in the release.  Her 36-year-old husband, Bret Hoffert, had been driving the 2013 Honda Rancher north when he left the roadway fo…
Shot Teen ID'd After Cardiac Arrest Turned Homicide In York: Authorities Shot Teen ID'd After Cardiac Arrest Turned Homicide In York: Authorities
Shot Teen ID'd After Cardiac Arrest Turned Homicide In York: Authorities A 19-year-old man who filled his friend's hearts with joy and his family with laughter was found shot to death at the scene of a reported cardiac arrest, authorities say.  Jandel Cruz was found dead at the scene in the 700 block of Kelly Drive in York City at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023, according to a release by city police at 2:45 p.m. the following day.  His death was certified at 7:55 a.m. by Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech, according to a release by the York County Coroner's Office on Friday, March 10.  His autopsy on Thursday, March 9, determined his cause of death to be a …
Mom, Teen Daughter, Soccer Player Among Victims Killed In Route 33 Crash Mom, Teen Daughter, Soccer Player Among Victims Killed In Route 33 Crash
Mom, Teen Daughter, Soccer Player Among Victims Killed In Route 33 Crash A 40-year-old Pennsylvania mom, her 14-year-old daughter and a 25-year-old former soccer player were identified as the victims killed in a Route 33 Wednesday, March 1, loved ones say. Samantha Crich and her daughter, Elizabeth, were coming home from a doctor's visit when they were struck by an out-of-control tractor trailer around 11 a.m., according to a GoFundMe campaign and Pennsylvania State Police. Bryan Franco, of Hellertown, was in another vehicle, and was also killed, the Monroe County Coroner said. Franco was pronounced dead Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono in East Stroudsburg. Elizab…
Amish Man ID'd Following Deadly PA Crash: State Police Amish Man ID'd Following Deadly PA Crash: State Police
Amish Man ID'd Following Deadly PA Crash: State Police A 77-year-old Amish man died after his horse-and-buggy was rear-ended in Western Pennsylvania, authorities say.  Daniel N. Miller of New Wilmington died at the scene of the crash on New Castle Mercer Road in Wilmington Township on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 5:37 p.m., according to a release the following day by the Pennsylvania state police.  A 2016 Ford F-150XLT was being driven south by 29-year-old Michael W Coiro with 28-year-old Tara R. Macri in the passenger seat; the pair were both from New Castle and were unbelted when Coiro slammed into the back of Miller's buggy, PSP explained …
Palmyra Dad Dies, 6-Year-Old Twins, Wife Hospitalized Following ATV Crash In Lebanon: Police Palmyra Dad Dies, 6-Year-Old Twins, Wife Hospitalized Following ATV Crash In Lebanon: Police
Palmyra Dad Dies, 6-Year-Old Twins, Wife Hospitalized Following ATV Crash In Lebanon: Police Two all-terrain vehicles collided in Palmyra killing a father and injuring his wife and twins on Wednesday, February 15, authorities say.  Steven Kreiser, 52, of the 500 block of Eisenhower Road in Palmyra died at the crash scene at his home around 11: 40 a.m., according to the North Londonderry Township Police Department. Kreiser's 50-year-old wife, April, and their 6-year-old son and daughter were taken to the Hershey Medical Center to be treated for injuries. The extent of their injuries is unknown. April and Steven were supposedly driving the ATVs at the time of the crash and they…
Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA
Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA A former PSE&G employee shot and killed his supervisor outside the utility company's Somerset County facility on Wednesday, Feb. 8,  authorities say.  But this "one-of-a-kind" man's legacy will live on through his daughter, according to his family. Russell "Russ" D. Heller, 51-year-old councilman in Milford, NJ, was gunned down by 58-year-old Gary T. Curtis on Weston Canal Road in Franklin Township shortly after 7 a.m. Feb. 8, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Curtis soon turned the gun on himself, and both men died the same day, as Daily Voice previously reported.  H…
11-Year-Old Boy ID'd After PA Fire Is Donating Organs, Family Says 11-Year-Old Boy ID'd After PA Fire Is Donating Organs, Family Says
11-Year-Old Boy ID'd After PA Fire Is Donating Organs, Family Says An 11-year-old boy who "would give the shirt off his back" to anyone in need has been identified after a fire at a home his parents were renovating, according to his family. David Wayne Becker of Greensburg was pulled from the house fire on Route 819 near Mayo Road just before 9 p.m. on Feb. 10, authorities say. A thermal imaging camera was used to find David Wayne in the home, then first responders gave him CPR before he was flown to a Pittsburgh area hospital, according to multiple fire departments statements at press conferences on Friday.  "We had a neighbor lady that came across …
12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room' 12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room'
12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room' A girl who was raped, strangled, and hidden in a basement freezer by her mom's ex-boyfriend has been identified by the Lancaster Coroner as of Monday, February 13, 2023.  Elaina Smith, 12, of Columbia Borough, has been identified as the girl who died in this horrific way, according to the coroner's office. Her death was ruled a homicide as a result of strangulation, the coroner’s office says. Her mom's ex-boyfriend 39-year-old Jason Jerod Shackelford, of Columbia, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 10.  He is accused of raping Elaina at his ex-girlfriend Tiffany Smith's home in the…