Pottstown shooting

POTTSTOWN — A man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon just a few hundred yards pottstown shooting the borough police station and the suspected shooter is already in custody because he was detained by witnesses to the shooting, police said. The initial investigation indicated the victim was shot at least twice at close range, according to police, pottstown shooting. The victim was transported to Pottstown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

CBS -- A year-old Montgomery County teenager is being charged as an adult in connection with the fatal shooting of a year-old man in Pottstown on Wednesday. According to a criminal complaint, police were called to the area just after 12 p. Witnesses quoted in the document said Niarhos accused Hawkins of a crime before shooting him. The teen then ran into the parking lot of the nearby Blue Elephant and witnesses held him at the scene until police arrived. Months earlier in July, Pottstown police stopped Niarhos near the same intersection for loitering and a curfew violation, and he told them about the alleged crime Hawkins committed.

Pottstown shooting

Responding officers found Hawkins lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his head. The teen was being held by witnesses to the shooting. Officials said Niarhos looked for Hawkins, and the two began to argue. Niarhos then pulled a gun and pointed it at Hawkins, standing close to him. Hawkins attempted to deflect the gun by swinging a tire at Niarhos, but the year-old pulled the trigger, hitting Hawkins in the face and he fell to the ground. Niarhos then fired a second shot, dropped the gun and began walking away, at which point, he was held by witnesses to the shooting. Police took him into custody. The details were found as part of the law enforcement investigation, in which bystanders were interviewed and surveillance video of the incident was obtained. Niarhos was arraigned later Wednesday and charged as an adult with First-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder, Possessing a Firearm by a Minor and other related charges, according to authorities. There is no bail for first-degree murder. He is being held at Montgomery County Youth Center.

Samir Bentley, 21, was one of the men charged in connection with the robbery and killing of Robert Stiles, pottstown shooting, 27, in October in Montco.

A teen has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting and killing a man in Pottstown Wednesday afternoon , the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said. According to court documents, officers responded to South Hanover Street at Security Plaza around p. Officials said the suspect - later identified as year-old Thomas James Niarhos of Stowe - was held by a witness and immediately taken into custody by police. A gun was recovered from the scene and officials said it was later determined to belong to Niarhos' father. Upon further investigation, detectives discovered that a fight had ensued between Niarhos and Hawkins. Surveillance video showed that Niarhos had extended his arm out toward Hawkins and in return, Hawkins swung a tire attempting to knock a gun out of Niarhos' hand, according to officials.

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Pottstown shooting

Police say the suspects and the victims were driving around together in the area of Grant Street and Union Alley. One of those suspects, year-old Kasheem Williams, was arrested in Philadelphia on Thursday. A female suspect, year-old Jahme Barnes, remains at large. Barnes is accused of providing Williams the gun used to shoot a year-old and kill a year-old man on Sunday night. The bullet reportedly went through the teen's hand and struck the adult in the chest.

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Local U. He is ineligible for bail. News Jun According to court documents, officers responded to South Hanover Street at Security Plaza around p. Police arrived at the scene to find the suspected shooter being held by witnesses, who kept him there until the police arrived. Police took him into custody. Hawkins was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, officials stated. More from CBS News. The initial investigation indicated the victim was shot at least twice at close range, according to police. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.

POTTSTOWN — A year-old from Stowe who is the son of the executive director of the homeless advocacy agency Beacon of Hope has been charged with first-degree murder in the daylight shooting of a homeless man just yards from the borough police station. Court records indicate Niarhos told police on July 13 that Hawkins had raped his year-old girlfriend, whose name has been withheld, behind the dumpster in Security Plaza near the Norfolk-Southern railroad tracks.

Sammy Green, 10, was being followed on his way home from school by a woman ultimately deemed to be mentally ill. The victim has been identified, but authorities are withholding his name until his next of kin can be notified. News Aug He is being held at Montgomery County Youth Center. The victim was transported to Pottstown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Niarhos then fired a second shot, dropped the gun and began walking away, at which point, he was held by witnesses to the shooting. News Sep 8. Be the first to know. Back to Article. The man had his foot on the gas pedal with " percent acceleration" at the time of the crash, investigators said.