Friday, February 4, 2005

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania



From the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader of December 24, 2004
Man suffers back wound after altercation in Wilkes-Barre



A man was hospitalized after suffering a puncture wound during an altercation that led to gunfire at a home in the 100 block of Parrish Street early Wednesday morning, police said.



According to Wilkes-Barre police:



Charles Baldrica Sr. said that shortly after 5 a.m. he was awakened by Michael Kane, a house guest, who said he heard something outside. His son, Charles Baldrica Jr., and Kane went outside where they saw two men tampering with a motorcycle chained in their driveway.



Kane confronted the two men.



Baldrica Jr. and Kane went back into the house to tell Baldrica Sr.



Moments later the two men tried to break through the back door. Baldrica Sr. grabbed a semi-automatic pistol from his bedroom. He saw one of the suspects pointing a small handgun at him.



He shot one round and the suspects began to leave the house. He fired two more rounds and later told an officer he heard one of the men say he was hit.



Kane suffered a large puncture wound on his lower left back and was taken to Scranton Community Medical Center, according to police.



Hospital spokeswoman Jane Gaul said Thursday she had no information about Kane's condition.



Baldrica Sr. did not return a message left at his house Thursday night. When reached at his home, his son also refused to speak about the incident.



The investigation continues.
No subsequent stories about this incident were found.

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