Apr 20, 2021
City police on Tuesday morning confirmed a shooting occurred around 8:15 p.m. Monday in Flanigan Park at the corner of Little League Boulevard and Walnut Street.
Police said in a statement Tuesday that they were able to recover evidence at the scene and are looking for witnesses. A short time after the investigation began, police responded to a call at UPMC Susquehanna’s Williamsport Regional Medical Center, where a young man was being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg. The statement from police said the wound was not life-threatening. The victim was released after being treated.
“This incident does not appear to be random,” the statement from police said. “A follow-up investigation, in this case, is currently being conducted by the Williamsport Bureau of Police Criminal Investigation Unit.”
Apr 21, 2021
A young man was treated at UPMC Williamsport pm Monday night after being shot in the leg in or near Flanigan Park at Little League Boulevard and Walnut Street, city police confirmed. The victim’s identity was not released.
No arrest has been made.
Police responded to the park for a report of shots fired about 8:15 p.m., Capt. Justin Snyder said in a brief press release.
“While on the scene, officers were able to locate evidence of a shooting, and canvassed the area for any witnesses,” Snyder said.
A short time later, police received a call from the hospital reporting that a gunshot victim had arrived at the emergency room, Snyder said. The victim has since been discharged from the medical facility.
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A veteran Williamsport Bureau of Police lieutentant claims in a federal lawsuit that he was passed over for promotions because he filed complaints on behalf of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 29 against anti-union activity.
Lt. Steven Helm, supervisor of daywatch, this week asserted in the complaint in U.S. Middle District Court his rights to free speech were violated. The lawsuit identified Mayor Derek Slaughter, former Mayor Gabriel J. Campana and the City of Williamsport as defendants.
Slaughter, who returned a telephone call for comment, said any statements regarding the lawsuit would need to come from J. David Smith or Austin White, the city solicitors and firm of McCormick Law.
Feb 20, 2021
City police are seeking information related to a shooting that occurred at 9:10 p.m. Thursday evening in the area of Louisa Street, according to a recent press release.
According to city police, an unknown gunman shot a juvenile in the “lower extremities.”
A police officer said the wound was on the upper thigh, and that a tourniquet had been applied to stymie the bleeding.
At the scene, witnesses told authorities the gunman, who has yet to be found, allegedly kicked in the door of a residence on the 1500 block of Louisa Street and shot the victim.
EMS later transported the child to UPMC Williamsport for treatment.
Feb 18, 2021
A gunshot victim was being treated Thursday at UPMC Williamsport following a shooting inside a home in the 1500 block of Louisa Street in the city at about 9:10 p.m., according to reports from the scene.
The gunman, who was still being sought, kicked in a door and shot the victim, city police were told.
The victim, a juvenile male, reportedly suffered a gunshot wound to the upper thigh to which emergency personnel applied a tourniquet in order to stop the bleeding, according to reports.
Using a K-9, officers were trying to pick up the trail of the suspect. The search was terminated on nearby Mount Carmel Street.