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Lower Paxton, PA
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New Details Released In PA Murder-Suicide That Left 3 Kids Without Their Mom
A Pennsylvania man who shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself in front of the couple's infant daughter apparently had a long history of domestic violence, a news report says. Elizabeth Wise of Swatara earlier this year reported being punched in the ribs and abdomen earlier this year by her husband, Brian Womelsdorf, but wanted to make the relationship work, PennLive reports. Court-ordered counseling and anger management classes, she thought, would help, the outlet says. But early Saturday morning, Wise was shot multiple times by her husband after calling 9-1-1 reporting only her …
Lower Paxton, PA
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Swatara PD Heard Baby Crying, Found 3 Children In Home During Murder-Suicide
New details have come out about Friday's murder-suicide in Dauphin County, say Swatara Township police. The police arrived in 600 block of Mohn Street at 12:08 a.m., less than 10 minutes after receiving a call about a domestic disturbance in the area. Officers forced their way into the home when no one answered the door but they could "hear a baby crying." When police arrived on the scene Elizabeth Wise, 36, was lying dead on the couch from a gunshot wound and Brian Womelsdorf, 42, was lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his head, according to the police. Officers and Life Team EM…
Lower Paxton, PA
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Murder-Suicide Under Investigation In Dauphin County, Say Police
A couple was found dead--in what police are calling a murder-suicide-- in their Swatara Township home on Friday. Police were called to a domestic dispute in the 600 block of Mohn Street shortly before midnight. When no one answered the door, officials made a forced entry into the home-- finding a man and woman shot dead, say police. A multi-department investigation is on-going by Swatara Police detectives, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office and the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. The identities of the couple have not been made public pending the notification of their famili…
Lower Paxton, PA
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Swatara Township Municipal Employee Finds Body At Sewage Pumping Station
A Swatara Township municipal employee found a man's body near a sewage pumping station on Tuesday morning, say township police said Tuesday. The 47-year-old man's body -- whose identity has not been made public -- was found in the 1700 block of Highland Street, at 10:12 a.m., police said. The Swatara Police Criminal Investigation Division, the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office and the Dauphin County Coroner’s Officer are conducting an investigation into the man’s death. Anyone with information is asked to contact Swatara Police Lt. Timothy Shatto at 717-564-2550 or tshatto@swatara…
Lower Paxton, PA
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Police Identify Man Fatally Shot In Harrisburg
Police have identified a man killed in a shooting in Harrisburg on Tuesday night, according to CBS21. Police were called to the 1400 block of Vernon Street around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Emergency Dispatch Services said. Police have found Laroyce Reed, 47, of Harrisburg with a gun shot wound. Reed was treated by EMS but he died of his injuries at the scene. Police remained on the scene conducting an investigation for several hours, according to dispatch. The Dauphin County District Attorney's office has confirmed the death, says ABC27. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. T…
Lower Paxton, PA
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Police Identify Man Fatally Shot In Harrisburg
Police have identified a man killed in a shooting in Harrisburg on Tuesday night, according to CBS21. Police were called to the 1400 block of Vernon Street around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Emergency Dispatch Services said. Police have found Laroyce Reed, 47, of Harrisburg with a gun shot wound. Reed was treated by EMS but he died of his injuries at the scene. Police remained on the scene conducting an investigation for several hours, according to dispatch. The Dauphin County District Attorney's office has confirmed the death, says ABC27. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. T…
Lower Paxton, PA
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Lawsuit
: Wife Of Dauphin County Inmate Who Died Of Suicide Suing Prison
The wife of a former inmate of the Dauphin County Prison who alleged that her husband had hired a hit man to kill her is suing the prison for her husband's suicide while in their custody. Linda Macauley on Monday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Middle District Court in Harrisburg against the prisons, seeking more than $150,000 in damages. Macauley claims her husband was supposed to be monitored every 15 minutes following threats of self-harm. On March 21, 2019, he had been left unattended for 29 minutes before he was declared deceased by the Dauphin County Coroner at 4:03 a.m. Ac…
