A York Police vehicle is parked outside the station on Oct. 18, 2019.
Ian Sterling for WITF
Updated: 2019-12-13 13:07:14
Shooting leaves teen dead, 2 wounded in York
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Ian Sterling for WITF
A York Police vehicle is parked outside the station on Oct. 18, 2019.
This story was updated with additional details from police and the GoFundMe for funeral costs.
(York) — Police are searching for a suspect in a shooting that left a teenage girl dead and two others wounded in York. The gunfire broke out Thursday evening.
Police say 17-year-old Emily Shoemaker of Dover was driving west on West College Avenue when a suspect in another vehicle fired multiple shots. Shoemaker’s car hit another vehicle and then a tree. She and a teenage passenger were taken to York Hospital, where she died. Police learned a third victim was driven to the hospital for treatment of a broken arm.
Shoemaker was a student at Dover High School. A family member set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for her funeral.
The investigation is ongoing. York City Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to contact them at www.yorkcitypolice.com or by calling the tip line at 717-849-2204.
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