Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association
Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Thun Trail

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Robesonia, Pennsylvania
    (Berks County)
    Age
    39
    Posts
    173
    Rep Power
    1169

    Exclamation Thun Trail

    http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=361359

    One man was in custody after he reportedly shot two men — one fatally — who tried to rob him on a bicycle trail near the Schuylkill River pedestrian bridge between Reading and West Reading, officials said.

    Police from several departments responded to the area beneath a bridge span of the West Shore Bypass after receiving a 9-1-1 call for a shooting with two victims about 11 a.m., officials said.

    According to initial reports, a man ran across the pedestrian bridge to the Reading side of the river and flagged down someone in the 200 block of Riverfront Drive, near Reading Area Community College.

    Within minutes, Reading and West Reading police, state police and Berks County deputy sheriffs found one man dead and another wounded in a sliver of Cumru Township on the opposite side of the pedestrian bridge from the city’s Riverfront Park.
    http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-region...z/-/index.html

    http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-region...z/-/index.html

    The area is just south of West Reading’s Bertolet Fishing Dock at South First Avenue and Chestnut Street.

    The wounded man was shot in the neck and taken by ambulance to Reading Hospital, officials said.

    Police did not release anyone’s name.

    According to officials:

    The suspect, who had been riding a bicycle, remained in the area after the shooting and told police he shot the men in self-defense because they were trying to rob him. He was taken to a police car and taken to the Cumru police station for questioning.

    Police took another man nearby into custody, but it was unclear how he was connected to the shooting.

    Cumru police took over the investigation when it was determined the shooting happened in the township.

    Chief Jed Habecker and detectives from his department were assisted by detectives with the forensic services unit of the district attorney’s office.

    District Attorney John T. Adams and First Assistant District Attorney M. Theresa Johnson were at the scene briefly.

    Investigators declined to provide details of the shooting.
    Last edited by sk8r101all; January 26th, 2012 at 01:08 AM.
    Do not feed the trolls Μολὼν λάβε

  2. #2
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    SEPA, Pennsylvania
    Posts
    2,893
    Rep Power
    6903326

    Default Re: Thun Trail

    Interesting...I've been wanting to go to Thun Trail, but perhaps I'll hold off a little longer since I have a three year old.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    city
    Posts
    35
    Rep Power
    0

    Default Re: Thun Trail

    I use this trail many times a week. Day, morning, and even in the dark. I've never had a problem on the trail, no a single one in the last 6 years. It's as safe as any place. This is/was an isolated incident. Plus, the aggressors from this incident are either dead, in the hospital, or in the detention center.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    SEPA, Pennsylvania
    Posts
    1,747
    Rep Power
    19122969

    Default Re: Thun Trail

    Update.

    If he's not a member here, you local fellows should reach out and invite him in.

    Authorities also did not release the name of the man, who was not charged.

    Police said the shooting occurred shortly before 11 on the Thun Trail near the Schuylkill River pedestrian bridge between Reading and West Reading.

    According to investigators:

    The man was riding his bicycle on the trail near the Bertolet Fishing Dock at South First Avenue and Chestnut Street in West Reading.

    The teens knocked the man off his bicycle, and two of them assaulted him.

    The man pulled out a handgun and shot them both.

    Someone flagged down a passer-by in the 200 block of Riverfront Drive near Reading Area Community College.
    http://readingeagle.com/mobile/article.aspx?id=361536

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Windsor Twsp., Pennsylvania
    (York County)
    Age
    67
    Posts
    6,904
    Rep Power
    21474858

    Default Re: Thun Trail

    While many claim to support the right, precious few support the practice.

Similar Threads

  1. Bobcat on my trail cam
    By shooker8 in forum Hunting
    Replies: 36
    Last Post: December 13th, 2010, 01:10 AM
  2. A few Trail Cam Pics
    By Fragger in forum Hunting
    Replies: 19
    Last Post: October 14th, 2010, 07:36 AM
  3. appalachian trail
    By linchpin in forum General
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: June 8th, 2009, 04:46 PM
  4. Trail Boss?
    By RJH245 in forum General
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: July 14th, 2008, 09:42 AM
  5. Trail Boss
    By autorim in forum General
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: March 23rd, 2007, 10:23 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •