Pottsville Republican | By Frank Andruscavage
SHENANDOAH - Authorities are trying to piece together the events that led to a shooting in the borough on Saturday night.
The incident was the second attack in Shenandoah in less than 24 hours. A man was stabbed earlier Saturday morning.
About 6:40 p.m., police from Shenandoah and surrounding communities, as well as state police, were called to 504 W. Coal St. for a report of a shooting with one person injured.
As police were converging on the home, officers detained three men on a sidewalk of North West and West Coal streets.
The men were placed in handcuffs and lying on their stomachs surrounded by officers with shotguns and pistols drawn. They were later taken to the borough police station for questioning as the investigation continued.
Four blocks down the street, Shenandoah EMS treated one man with a reported gunshot wound to his leg. He was taken to the Shenandoah helipad on East Washington Street and then flown to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, in the MedEvac helicopter.
Shenandoah police Chief Joseph Hall and Capt. George Carado are investigating the incident.
The shooting apparently occurred in an open lot behind a home at 504 W. Coal St. where local officers and state police searched for evidence, including spent shell casings.
Hall said additional information will be released as soon as it becomes available.
Earlier Saturday, about 2:10 a.m., a man was stabbed in the torso in front of the Mexican Bar in the first block of East Centre Street.
Patrolman Michael O'Neill said a Hispanic man, believed to be in his 20s, was flown to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, for treatment of the wound.
No other information on the person responsible or what led up to the stabbing was available.
Police are asking that anyone with information on the stabbing or on the shooting to call them at 570-462-1991 or through the Schuylkill County Communications Center at 570-462-1991.
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