Reading, Pennsylvania

From Philadelphia’s NBC10.com of March 3, 2006

Berks County Scene Of Two Deadly Shootings

There were two deadly shootings in Berks County on Friday, NBC 10 News reported.

In one, police said a storeowner shot and killed a robber. The incident occurred at a grocery store in downtown Reading at 12th and Green. Police said a robber demanded money and threatened to kill the storeowner's wife while holding a knife to her neck.

As the robber ran away with the cash, officers said the storeowner grabbed a gun and fired.

Police said they would not file charges in the case.

(The second incident was a murder-suicide.)