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Veteran Shot to Death in East Stroudsburg
Veteran Shot to Death in East Stroudsburg - Monday, October 12, 2009 at 5:55PM EST
Reported by: Laurie Monteforte
Monday, Oct 12, 2009 @ 05:55pm EDT
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY - A family is mourning the loss of a Marine who they say survived two tours of duty in Iraq only to be murdered here at home.
Someone shot Antoine Leaver to death early Sunday morning. He was 25 years old and from East Stroudsburg. A Deputy Coroner said Leaver died from a gun shot wound to the neck.
Police say someone shot Leaver in East Stroudsburg at the on ramp to route 80 westbound near Pocono Medical Center. Officials say someone drove Leaver to that hospital. Left him outside on the sidewalk, then drove away.
Leaver worked through a temporary employment agency in Stroudsburg. The manager there described him as a "big teddy bear" who always worked hard.
Leavers family told Eyewitness News he planned to enlist in the military reserves.
Police have not released any information about a possible suspect or what lead to the shooting.
Leaver's family is holding a candlelight vigil at the murder scene tonight at eight. | |
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