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Man fatally shot in southeast Reading

A man was fatally shot in southeast Reading overnight, according to city police.

Officers responded shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a shooting and located the victim, Darius Francis, 27, suffering from gunshot wounds, investigators said.

Francis was taken by ambulance to Reading Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by a staff physician.

As of 10:15 a.m., when a news release from city police went out, investigators had no information to release on a shooting suspect.

The investigation is ongoing.

The Reading Police Department is asking anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 610-655-6116.

Tips can be made via Crime Alert Berks County’s anonymous tip line, 877-373-9913. Tips can also be sent via text, using the keyword “alert berks,” to 847411. Crime Alert will pay a cash reward for information leading to an arrest.


Source: Berkshire mont

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