‘Community safety danger’ reported in Poconos gunfire, mayor says
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Shooting suspects were said to be at large Monday evening in the Pocono Mountains after a series of incidents left multiple people injured, officials said.
Pennsylvania State Police on Monday night shared a Monroe County Office of Emergency Management alert advising residents to shelter in place and report any suspicious activity.
The incidents began shortly before 5:30 p.m., according to emergency broadcasts. The crime scenes spanned communities in Coolbaugh and Tobyhanna townships, Mount Pocono Borough officials said a posting on Mayor Michael Penn’s Facebook page.
“Rapid gunfire was reported in A Pocono Country Place, at the Dollar General store in Tobyhanna, at Stoogies on Route 196, and at multiple locations,” Penn posted with borough council President Claudette Williams at 7:30 p.m.