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Hazleton PD Search for Gunman After Shooting
Hazleton PD Search for Gunman After Shooting - Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 04:01AM EST
Reported by: Monica Madeja
Thursday June 10 2010
Shots were fired, people were hiding in basements and the SWAT team was called in.
That was the scene in Hazleton Wednesday night and it brought officers out in force.
Police are searching for Michael John Balas II, they say he is a person of interest in the shooting on Carleton Avenue and Coxe Street.
Police found rifle cartridge casings and say several people might be involved in the shooting.
Witnesses saw three cars speeding down the road and heard the gunshots. Some saw a man running away from the scene with a handgun.
Neighbors were told to stay inside their homes as police searched the nearby woods for a possible gunman; they did not find anyone. The couple who lives closest to the melee was told to go into the basement, possibly indicating the strength of the weapons being used by the assailants.
If you have any information that could help police in the investigation, call (570) 459-4940. | |
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