Published June 18. 2025 02:45PM
Hazleton police detained several people following a midday shooting in a residential neighborhood Tuesday.
City police received a Raven Gun Shot Detection in the area of North Vine and 14th streets at 12:56 p.m. and officers found several shell casing in the area.
Officer identified the vehicle involved, and later located the vehicle, which fled at a high rate of speed when police attempted a traffic stop.
The vehicle came to a stop after the occupants bailed out, leaving it to roll into a parked box truck in the area of West Spruce and North Locust streets, police said.
Officers detained several people related to the investigation, which remains active.
Hazleton police ask anyone with information on this incident to call 911 or submit a tip to the Hazleton Crimewatch social media page.