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Amir Steele took a bullet to the chest Thursday afternoon on the 600 block of Avenue B in Reading’s Glenside section. The 20-year-old was still alive when cops got there around 3:55 p.m. They rushed him to Reading Hospital. He didn’t make it.

Berks County District Attorney John Adams said officers found Steele down with that chest wound. Family and friends now deal with the sudden hole left behind. Investigators are still piecing together what led up to the shots.

The man who fired the gun has been identified. He walked into City Hall, gave a statement, and is working with police. He is not locked up.

Video so far points to Steele having a gun of his own. Adams said it looks like Steele started the trouble. Self-defense is on the table, but nothing is decided yet. Motive is still a question mark.

The timing made it worse. Kids were getting out of Glenside Elementary School right then. The school went into SECURE mode because of the police cars and activity. The district said counselors and help are ready for any students who saw it or felt the impact.

Adams noted no one else got hurt. He called out how close the gunfire came to kids and people just passing by. That part sticks with everyone checking the news.

Police keep collecting evidence. No charges have been filed. If you saw something, call Reading police at (610) 655-6116. Steele’s people wait for more answers while the case stays open.

Angela Snider rode her motorcycle east on Highway 80 near Mud Road early Friday morning. A black truck stopped at the stop sign on Mud Road then pulled out. It failed to yield. Her bike hit the truck hard. She flew off the motorcycle. Crews took her to the hospital. She did not make it. She was 53 and lived right here in Statesboro.

Just about an hour and a half later another crash hit on the same highway near Amanda Road. A Hyundai Sonata slowed for a left turn. A Ford Focus slammed into the back of it. The Sonata got shoved straight into the path of a westbound motorcycle. Jeffrey Kearse, 64, also from Statesboro, hit the car and was thrown from his bike. He died right there on the road. The Hyundai driver went to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Those two wrecks already left the county reeling. Then around 7:15 that evening a third one happened at Veterans Memorial Parkway and Brampton Avenue. A Toyota RAV4 headed east tried to turn left onto Brampton. The driver did not yield to a motorcycle coming the other way. The bike slammed into the passenger side of the SUV. The rider was hurt bad. EMS rushed him to East Georgia Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced dead there.

Coroner Chuck Francis confirmed the third death. Troopers said the rider’s close family had been told. They held back the name so other relatives could hear first. Georgia State Patrol called in their Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team for all three crashes. Charges are pending in the two morning wrecks.

Three motorcyclists gone in roughly twelve hours. Two of them named. One still not public. All of it happened on roads folks around here drive every day. Angela Snider and Jeffrey Kearse both called Statesboro home. The third rider’s family is dealing with the same sudden hole.

Investigators are still piecing together exactly what went wrong in each crash. The facts so far come from the preliminary reports. Emergency crews showed up fast each time. Nothing changes the fact that three people who left home that morning never made it back.

Families are left with the hard work of saying goodbye. Friends are left remembering the last ride or the last talk. The roads stay open. The investigations continue. The losses sit heavy on Bulloch County.

James Asa Hardison died Thursday after a vehicle chase ended with him barricaded inside a house on Manning Road. Deputies got the call around 8:50 that morning to help the State Highway Patrol. The pursuit crossed into Martin County and stopped at 2035 Manning Road.

Hardison went inside the residence and shots came out toward the officers. They fired back. The scene turned into a long standoff with help from other agencies. Nearby people who might have been at risk got moved out of the way.

Sheriff Drew Robinson said later that afternoon the man inside was dead. No officers got hurt. The whole thing stayed contained.

His name came out Friday from the State Bureau of Investigation. They are looking into the officer-involved shooting. Hardison’s body went to the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.

Folks who knew him are left dealing with the sudden loss. The chase that started it all still has no full explanation from investigators. A complete timeline has not come out yet.

The case will go to the district attorney once the investigation wraps up. Right now a lot of questions sit unanswered about how the morning unfolded.

This is one more life gone in eastern North Carolina. The people closest to Hardison carry the weight of it.

Joseph David Hartman, 35, of Duluth, was driving his 2021 Mazda CX-5 south on Interstate 35 early Friday when a pickup came straight at him the wrong way. The crash took place about 6:20 a.m. north of Cody Street near Thompson Hill. The other driver, Michael James Sauer, 74, also of Duluth, was in a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado going north in the southbound lanes.

Sauer died in the collision. Hartman was left with life-threatening injuries and taken to Essentia Health St. Mary’s. He had his seat belt fastened. Sauer did not. Airbags deployed in both trucks. The pavement was wet.

State Patrol confirmed alcohol was not involved for either man. Local police and fire crews assisted on the scene. Investigators still do not know why Sauer entered the wrong lanes.

Hartman is fighting to recover from the serious injuries. No new word on his condition came out later Friday. The crash shut down parts of the highway for a long time.

Sauer’s family now faces the empty space left by his sudden death. Little has been released about his personal background. The people close to him carry the weight of that loss.

Troopers noted the dark early morning hour and the wet road. Emergency workers moved quickly once they arrived.

Traffic delays stretched on for hours after the wreck. The investigation into the wrong-way drive remains open.

Michael Sauer, 74, of Duluth, died early Friday when his pickup truck went the wrong way on Interstate 35. The crash happened around 6:20 a.m. north of Cody Street near Thompson Hill. Sauer was heading north in the southbound lanes in his 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. He hit a 2021 Mazda CX-5 driven by Joseph David Hartman, 35, also from Duluth.

Hartman suffered life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Essentia Health St. Mary’s for treatment. Troopers said Hartman had his seat belt on. Sauer was not wearing one. Airbags went off in both vehicles. The road was wet that morning.

Minnesota State Patrol said alcohol played no part for either driver. Duluth police and firefighters helped at the scene. It is still not clear why Sauer drove the wrong direction.

People who knew Sauer are left dealing with the sudden loss. Details about his life outside the crash have not been shared. His family faces the hard days that follow any sudden death like this.

Hartman remains in serious condition. No further update on him came out by Friday night. The crash backed up traffic for hours on the busy stretch of highway.

Responders worked through the dark and wet conditions to clear the scene. The State Patrol continues to look into what led up to the wrong-way travel.

The loss hits hard in a small city like Duluth where people often know each other. Sauer’s name will stay with those who cared about him.

A hatchback driven by a 23-year-old from Whitehouse lost control on West Dussel Drive in Maumee Friday afternoon. It crossed into oncoming traffic and started a three-vehicle crash that killed Lisa Robinson.

Lisa, 59, of Toledo, sat in the passenger seat of a sedan driven by a 34-year-old Toledo man. They were going west. The hatchback hit their car first. Then it struck a third vehicle driven by a 60-year-old man from Port Clinton.

Crews rushed Lisa and the two younger drivers to the hospital. Lisa was pronounced dead there. The sedan driver and hatchback driver had serious injuries that were not life-threatening. The Port Clinton man was treated at the scene.

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers said every person involved had a seat belt on. The crash shut down West Dussel Drive for roughly four hours.

Lisa’s death came without warning on what started as a regular day. Her family and friends now carry the weight of losing her so fast.

The people closest to her will hold onto the memories they made with her. Those moments are what remain.

The road reopened once the investigation work finished at the scene. The loss stays with those who knew Lisa Robinson.

Lisa Robinson was 59 and lived in Toledo. She died Friday after a three-vehicle crash in Maumee. She was a passenger in a sedan heading west on West Dussel Drive.

A 34-year-old man from Toledo drove the sedan. A hatchback coming the other way lost control. The driver was a 23-year-old man from Whitehouse. His car crossed into the westbound lanes and hit the sedan. Then it hit a third vehicle driven by a 60-year-old man from Port Clinton.

Emergency crews got there fast. They took Lisa, the sedan driver, and the hatchback driver to a local hospital. Lisa died at the hospital. The two drivers had serious injuries that were not life-threatening. The third driver got checked out at the scene.

Everyone in the crash wore a seat belt. That is what troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The road stayed closed for about four hours while they worked.

Lisa’s family and friends now face a sudden loss. An ordinary Friday afternoon turned into the day they lost her. She was 59. She had years of memories and ties to the people around her.

Those who knew her will remember the talks they had and the time they spent together. The news hit hard because no one saw it coming.

West Dussel Drive opened back up after the scene was cleared. People who cared about Lisa are left to deal with the empty space she leaves behind.

A 16-year-old walked up to Silver Rail Elementary in Bend on Thursday afternoon carrying a long gun. John J. Griffin II fired through the locked doors and got inside. Within minutes a teacher and three children—ages 5, 8, and 11—were dead. A 7-year-old and another teacher were left critical.

Kaylub Giamanco, a local carpenter with two girls at the school, heard the shots while driving back from lunch. He saw the teen heading in. He followed. Giamanco had a permit to carry. He stopped the attack. The suspect was killed.

Kyle Giamanco said his brother is carrying a heavy load of guilt for the kids he could not reach in time. Authorities confirmed a community member ended the threat. The first emergency call came at 12:59 p.m. from a man whose truck had been shot at outside. More calls poured in as the gunman entered the building. Officers arrived about three minutes later.

Parents described the long wait at a church while students were brought out. Jenn Johnston’s son texted her he was okay. When they reunited he was in tears. Justin Penfield spoke with a man standing by a shot-up pickup who said he had yelled at the suspect, taken fire, and called for help.

The firearm had been purchased by the teen’s mother near his birthday in August. Motive remains unknown. The school sits at 61530 SE Stone Creek Lane in Bend, Deschutes County, central Oregon. Victim names have not been released.

Kaylub Giamanco was heading home from lunch Thursday when the sound of gunfire cut through the afternoon in Bend. The 36-year-old carpenter saw a teenage boy with a long gun moving toward Silver Rail Elementary. He had a concealed-carry permit. He turned around, went in, and confronted the attacker.

The shooting left a teacher and three children dead. The kids were 5, 8, and 11. A 7-year-old student and another teacher were critically hurt. The 16-year-old suspect, John J. Griffin II, was killed in the exchange. Authorities later said a community member stopped the attack. That man was Giamanco.

His brother Kyle told reporters that Kaylub is not handling it well. He feels guilty he could not save more of the kids. Kyle called the actions heroic. Kaylub does not want to talk about it right now. He has two daughters who go to the same school.

The first 911 call came in at about 12:59 p.m. A driver reported someone shooting at his truck outside the building, then heading onto the grounds. More calls followed as the teen got inside by firing through locked doors. Police reached the school roughly three minutes after that first call.

Justin Penfield, whose kindergartner goes there, saw a man next to a pickup full of bullet holes after the evacuation. The man said he had yelled at the suspect, taken fire, driven off, and dialed 911. Parents waited for hours at a nearby church for reunification. One mom, Jenn Johnston, got a lockdown alert and then a text from her fifth-grader: “Mom there was a school shooting we’re ok tho.” When she finally saw her boy he ran to her crying.

Investigators said the long gun had been bought by the suspect’s mother around his birthday in August. No motive has been made public. Silver Rail serves kindergarten through fifth grade at 61530 SE Stone Creek Lane in Bend, Deschutes County.

Names of the dead and the two still fighting for their lives have not been released.

Early Friday a crash at State Routes 51 and 795 in Ottawa County claimed the life of Sergeant Jacob Roesler. The 26-year-old Clay Township officer was answering a call about a separate wreck when everything went wrong.

He had three years on the job. Coworkers remember him as someone who took the work seriously and treated people right. He made an impact on the department and the folks he protected every shift.

Jacob found joy in outdoor time and the company of family, friends, and his dog. Those pieces of everyday life defined him as much as the badge did. People close to him hold onto those memories now.

The wreck knocked down a utility pole and cut power nearby. Detours went up quick. One other person was injured and is being thought of by everyone following the news.

The Clay Township Police Department said Jacob was a dedicated public servant. They mourn with his family, friends, and the officers who worked alongside him. The loss hits deep in a small department like theirs.

Law enforcement across the region offered support. The dangers of the job showed up in the worst way this morning. Jacob answered the call and did not make it home.

His service leaves a mark that will not fade. The community remembers a young officer who gave his all.