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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after allegedly attacking another man with an aluminum baseball bat on Wednesday.

Officers were dispatched to a home on South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the release.

The victim told police he had gotten into a verbal argument with 33-year-old Alijah Grier-Wright of Wilkes-Barre.

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The victim said Grier-Wright then retrieved a bat and struck him several times with it.

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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after allegedly firing multiple shots inside a house in Scranton on Wednesday night.

Police were dispatched to Deacon Street in Scranton after multiple neighbors reported hearing shots being fired rapidly inside a residence. It was also reported that the suspect, Alex Javier Ferreira, had a revolver and had threatened people with the weapon in the past, the criminal complaint states.

An investigation is occurring in the area of North Codorus Township, about 115 miles west of Philadelphia, not far from the Maryland line, authorities said.

PINE TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are investigating a death in Columbia County.

Troopers from PSP Bloomsburg were dispatched to a home in Pine Township around 7:30 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive male, according to the media release. Officers reportedly discovered a deceased 17-year-old male in the home.

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Troopers say the incident appears to be isolated and there is no immediate threat to the public.

Prayers and statements in support of law enforcement are flooding in following a shooting in North Codorus Township that left three officers dead and two wounded.

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