Gunman Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder For Shooting Man, 25, Outside Coatesville Restaurant
A Chester County man was found guilty of attempted murder for shooting a 25-year-old man outside of a Coatesville restaurant in 2018, authorities said.
Officers on May 11, 2018, were dispatched to the Little Chef restaurant on Strode Avenue on a report of a shooting, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.
There, multiple witnesses said they heard gunshots and saw three men flee the scene. They added that one of the men, later identified as 25-year-old Patrick “Peanut” Hickson, fired a gun numerous times across the parking lot, authorities said.
The victim tol…
Update: 2 Kids, 1 Adult Remain Hospitalized In Coatesville House Explosion, Police Say
A day after being trapped inside an exploding Coatesville home, two children and one adult remain hospitalized, authorities said.
The blast happened just before noon Wednesday, sparking a two-alarm fire at the Hibernia Road home in West Brandywine Township, fire officials said.
Three other people including four children and one adult had been released from the hospital, West Brandywine Police Chief Jeff Kimes said.
Over 260,000 gallons of water were used to fight the fire, and nearly two dozen fire and rescue companies responded to the scene from Berks, Chester, and Lehigh counties, offici…
