Gun homicide takes fourth city victim in a week
COATESVILLE — A South Carolina man was gunned down on Belmont Street Monday night, just after 6:30 p.m. and later died of his wounds — the fourth person to die from gunshot wounds in the city in the last week.
Kevin Paul Jalbert, 36, was found by police in the middle of the 600 block of Belmont Street, suffering from gunshot wounds. He was immediately transported to Paoli Hospital where he later...
Man charged in Coatesville murder
Lenn “Butter” Tucker
COATESVILLE – A city man has been charged with first degree murder in grisly killing of Alex Hartzell in late August, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said Monday.
Lenn “Butter” Tucker, who lists both Philadelphia and Coatesville addresses, faces charges of first degree murder, possessing an instrument of crime, being a convicted felon in possession...
Coatesville murder victim IDd
COATESVILLE — Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in the city last week, a man found shot to death in the behind a Diamond Alley home.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said that victim was Alex Hartzell, 24, from Pottstown. Hartzell died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Coatesville police seek clues in fatal shooting
COATESVILLE — City police are asking the public for help after a man was found shot to death Friday morning in the back yard of a home in the 600 block of East Diamond Street.
Police had few details on the incident — beyond describing the victim as a white male who was discovered dead from multiple gun shot wounds. Police had been called to the scene on a report of shots fired.
Man slain in Coatesville robbery
COATESVILLE — A Philadelphia man attending Lincoln University was shot to death Saturday night after he and a companion were robbed by three masked men, city police said.
Christopher Robinson, 22, was reported killed at South Fifth Avenue and Olive Street during an alleged robbery. A city man, Evander Wilson, 24, is charged with coordinating a conspiracy to rob Robinson and another man. Authorities...
Clue sought in Valley double slaying
VALLEY — Local law enforcement is seeking clues to who shot and killed two Coatesville men as they sat in a minivan, Saturday evening on Nichols Avenue, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said.
Township police responded to a report of shots fired just after 7 p.m. Saturday evening and found Clayton Woodward, Jr., 32, and Terrance Craig-White (a/k/a “Science” and “Syence...
Update: Fifth slaying suspect turns himself in
Tyler Adams
COATESVILLE — City Police said Tuesday afternoon that Tyler Adams turned himself into city police this afternoon.
Adams, 16, had been wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Juan Antonio Jiminez on Oct. 4. Four others charged in the slaying have been taken into custody: Dajon Rowe, 17, Steven Adams, 17 (Tyler Adams’ brother); Demetrius Joseph, 21 and Chris Mansfield,...
Five charged in Coatesville slaying
First homicide in nearly three years in city during robbery gone wrong
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Dajon Rowe
COATESVILLE — Five men have been charged in the fatal shooting of another man during a robbery gone wrong early Sunday, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said, Monday. Four of the five charged are in custody, with the fifth being sought by authorities.
The killing was the...
D.A.: Caln Twp. teen now murder defendant on lam
Authorities say 19-year-old fatally shot his stepfather Monday night
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A homicide warrant has been issued for Deviane J. Scott, 19, of Caln Township, in connection with his stepfather’s fatal shooting Monday night.
Authorities issued a homicide warrant on Wednesday for a Caln Township teen who had previously been sought for questioning about the...
Three charged in ‘Video Game’ slaying
Two taken into custody, one remains at-large from June, 2012 incident
Three city men were charged Tuesday in the killing of another man, shot to death while playing video games in his home. From left, Dominique Lee, Marquis Rayner and Camren Horne. Horne and Rayner were custody at Chester County Prison while Lee remained at large as of Tuesday evening.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
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