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Shots fired in West Penn

West Penn Township police responded to a call of shots fired Wednesday night along the 200 block of Cold Spring Road, just south of Route 443.

Residents reported hearing loud gunshots in rapid succession along the roadway, and saw a dark pickup drive from the area north to Route 443, where it turned east towards Carbon County. Mahoning Township police assisted at the scene. Above, Sgt. Melissa Ruch examines spent shell casings found along the roadway. At left, police search the grounds of the former J. E. Morgan car museum for additional evidence.

COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS West Penn police Sgt. Melissa Ruch examines one of several shell casings retrieved at the scene Wednesday night along Cold Spring Road.