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Gunfire was reported in multiple locations, including A Pocono Country Place, at the Dollar General store in Tobyhanna and at Stogie s on Route 196. Police are operating on the assumption the shootings are connected. Mount Pocono Mayor Michael Penn shared details of the shootings on Facebook, and said there are currently four known victims at multiple scenes as of writing.
4 wounded in Poconos shooting spree as police still search for shooter
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Four people were wounded Monday night in a shooting spree in the Poconos, and police are still searching for the gunman or gunmen.
Pocono Mountain Regional Police had residents sheltering in place on the Route 196 corridor, and in the Pocono Country Place and Pocono Farms East developments in Monroe County.
The shelter order was lifted at about 3 a.m. Tuesday, but police have not reported any arrests. In a community alert, police said the investigation was ongoing but that they did not believe the public was in imminent danger.