Coatesville Police seek info on shooting
COATESVILLE — City police are asking for assistance from anyone with information about a shooting on Jan. 27 that left a man wounded.
Police were called to the scene of a reported shooting on Jan. 27 at Walnut Street and Virginia Avenue. Upon arrival, police said they located evidence of shots being fired in the area. Several cars and houses in the area showed evidence of being shot, but there...
Update: Fifth slaying suspect turns himself in
Tyler Adams
COATESVILLE — City Police said Tuesday afternoon that Tyler Adams turned himself into city police this afternoon.
Adams, 16, had been wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Juan Antonio Jiminez on Oct. 4. Four others charged in the slaying have been taken into custody: Dajon Rowe, 17, Steven Adams, 17 (Tyler Adams’ brother); Demetrius Joseph, 21 and Chris Mansfield,...
Still no answers as to motive for courthouse knife attack
Coatesville man, shot and killed by deputies, had troubled past
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The folding knife authorities say Curtis Smith used in an attack on Sheriff’s Deputies at the Chester County Courthouse Tuesday, which resulted in Smith’s death.
WEST CHESTER — While the “what” of Tuesday’s knife-attack, fatal shooting at the county courthouse is much clearer following...
More questions than answers in courthouse shooting
WEST CHESTER — There are more questions than answers Wednesday as to why a Coatesville man allegedly attacked a Chester County Sheriff’s Deputy with a knife at the county Justice Center Tuesday just before midday — and was shot and killed by another deputy.
Curtis Smith, 34, entered the building a bit before noon Tuesday and allegedly attacked an unidentified deputy with a knife. The deputy...
Coatesville man shot, killed after allegedly slashing deputy
WEST CHESTER — A Coatesville man was shot and killed Tuesday after apparently attacking and stabbing a Sheriff’s deputy at the Chester County Justice Center, according to District Attorney Tom Hogan.
Although details remain a bit unclear, the dead man was identified as Curtis Smith. Just after 11 a.m. Smith reportedly entered the courthouse and slashed a deputy with a knife. He was then shot...
Coatesville woman shot on Pennsylvania Ave.
COATESVILLE — A city woman was shot Monday afternoon on Pennsylvania Avenue and police took a city man into custody almost immediately following the incident.
Police said that they were called to a domestic dispute with a report of a shooting and found Ashley Johnson lying in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue, bleeding from an apparent gunshot wound. Bystanders indicated to police that the alleged...
Man hit by gun fire; police investigate 2 gunfire incidents
COATESVILLE — A city man was struck in the foot by gunfire early Friday in one of two apparent shooting incidents this week, city police said.
In the early morning hours Friday, police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of City View Drive and Baxter Street. When they reached the area, police began looking for evidence of the shooting and any potential victims. Although victims were...
Update: Coatesville police nab ‘extremely dangerous’ gunman
Jamil Battle
Updated 4:10 p.m. with Battle’s arrest
COATESVILLE — A manhunt for an individual they describe as “armed and extremely dangerous” ended Tuesday afternoon after city police said they apprehended a man wanted following a shooting, Jan. 30 at North 8th Avenue and East Diamond Streets.
Police police said they took Jamil Battle into custody Tuesday afternoon in connection...
Coatesville seek info on Jan. 1 shooting
COATESVILLE — Police are seeking information about about a shooting Thursday afternoon on the 300 block of Walnut Street that left a man seriously wounded.
Police said that Lamont Wilson, 34, walked into the city’s police headquarters — just a couple of blocked from where the shooting appears to have taken place — suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at 4:50 p.m. Thursday. He was immediately...
Coatesville police seek two in shooting
COATESVILLE — City police are seeking two men thought to be responsible for shooting and wounding a city man Monday.
Police said they were called to a report of a shooting at South 6th Avenue and said they found the victim, Justin Lamar Humphrey, had been shot in what police described as “a lower extremity.” Humphrey was transported to Paoli Hospital where he was treated for his wounds...
