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'Person Of Interest' In Bensalem Shooting Found Dead By Suicide: Police 'Person Of Interest' In Bensalem Shooting Found Dead By Suicide: Police
'Person Of Interest' In Bensalem Shooting Found Dead By Suicide: Police A person of interest in the fatal Bensalem Halloween shooting was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Ohio on Thursday, Nov. 2, say authorities.  Fourteen-year-old Peter Romano and two others were struck by gunfire near Woodbine Avenue and Bristol Pike on Oct. 31, Daily Voice reported. Romano died at the scene while the others, ages 17 and 19, were hospitalized.  Police said previously that the shots were fired from a car parked at the intersection.  That vehicle was a stolen 2014 Hyundai Elantra, investigators now say, and authorities were able to tr…

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by Mac Bullock
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Teen Killed In Halloween Shooting Was Middle School Student: Bensalem PD Teen Killed In Halloween Shooting Was Middle School Student: Bensalem PD
Teen Killed In Halloween Shooting Was Middle School Student: Bensalem PD Authorities and loved ones have named the 14-year-old boy killed in a Bensalem shooting on Halloween night.  Peter Romano was a student at Snyder Middle School, township police said Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 1.  "Peter was a 14-year-old boy who enjoyed doing everything a 14-year-old boy loved to do," family members said on a memorial GoFundMe page. "A sudden loss like this is very heavy and devastating." Loved ones are seeking donations to help pay for the teen's unexpected funeral costs. As of Wednesday, the campaign has raised nearly $2,000.  Superintendent Samuel Lee of the Bensalem S…

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by Mac Bullock
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Triple Halloween Shooting Kills Teen In Bensalem Triple Halloween Shooting Kills Teen In Bensalem
Triple Halloween Shooting Kills Teen In Bensalem A 14-year-old was killed was two other people hurt when gunfire rang out on a Bensalem street Tuesday night, Oct. 31, according to officials.  Township police said they were called to the area of Bristol Pike and Woodbine Avenue near Holy Ghost Preparatory School around 7:30 p.m. for a report of teens fighting.  They arrived to find three victims with gunshot wounds, the department said.  All three were rushed to the hospital when the 14-year-old victim was pronounced dead, said police. The surviving victims were shot in their "lower extremities," with one having been discha…

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by Mac Bullock