Tuesday, December 18 2012 9:45 AM EST2012-12-18 14:45:34 GMT
Harrisburg Police are currently involved in a standoff at Hall Manor with a homicide suspect. When police arrived at the scene, the suspect fired a shot and threatened to kill himself. In response, policeMore >>
A nine-hour standoff at the Hall Manor housing development in Harrisburg ended after the suspect was found dead, law enforcement officials announced just after 12 a.m. Tuesday.More >>
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -
The man involved in a nine-hour standoff with Harrisburg police in Hall Manor shot and killed himself, Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick announced in a press conference Tuesday morning.
Abel Roman, 24, of Philadelphia, was wanted for allegedly shooting a 23-year-old man in the chest, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. The incident began around 3 p.m. yesterday when police arrived at Hall Manor to serve a warrant. The incident did not end until around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
At 12:32 a.m., Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico wrote on Twitter that Roman was deceased.
Dozens of shots were fired during the standoff and Harrisburg police officer Kirk Aldrich was injured during the incident. He sustained an injury to the hand and is expected to make a full recovery, police said.
The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations...More >>
The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and...More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:20:49 GMT
Lancaster City Police say the woman who reported she was abducted in Lancaster on Tuesday morning lied. Police say it appears 33-year-old Maria Collazo drove herself to the park and locked herself in theMore >>
Lancaster City Police say the woman who reported she was abducted in Lancaster on Tuesday morning lied.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:02 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:02:57 GMT
The 17-year cicadas are back. "It was just two days ago, my husband said 'Come on out here, I need to show you something in the backyard,' and I was just like 'Wow!' There was a lot of them," said LorettaMore >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:54:45 GMT
Chanceford Township residents held a prayer vigil Thursday evening to propose the opening of strip club in the township.The township zoning board will meet tonight to take a final vote on the proposedMore >>
Chanceford Township residents held a prayer vigil Thursday evening to propose the opening of strip club in the township.The township zoning board will meet tonight to take a final vote on the proposedMore >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:20:49 GMT
Lancaster City Police say the woman who reported she was abducted in Lancaster on Tuesday morning lied. Police say it appears 33-year-old Maria Collazo drove herself to the park and locked herself in theMore >>
Lancaster City Police say the woman who reported she was abducted in Lancaster on Tuesday morning lied.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:20:54 GMT
A York County couple was arrested on assault charges after police said they stabbed each other during a night of heavy drinking and a heated argument over who should win 'American Idol.'More >>
A York County couple was arrested on assault charges after police said they stabbed each other during a night of heavy drinking and a heated argument over who should win 'American Idol.'More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 10:50 AM EDT2013-05-09 14:50:26 GMT
Interstate 81 is closed in both directions at the 22/322 overpass near Harrisburg, and many other roadways around the city are congested due to a massive fire involving a diesel tanker.More >>
Interstate 81 is closed in both directions at the 22/322 overpass near Harrisburg, and many other roadways around the city are congested due to a massive fire involving a diesel tanker.More >>
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment struck an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below. All...More >>
