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   State police early Sunday morning charged a man with two counts   
   of criminal homicide on accusations he plowed a vehicle through   
   a crowded Berwick fundraiser — killing one person and wounding   
   17 — before bludgeoning a woman to death in nearby Nescopeck   
   moments later.   
      
   While being escorted out of the state police barracks at   
   Shickshinny just before 3 a.m. Sunday, Adrian Oswaldo Sura   
   Reyes, 24, of Nescopeck simply said “sorry” in response to   
   questions by reporters.   
      
   Following his arraignment, Reyes was sent to Columbia County   
   jail without bail, state police said in a statement around 4:30   
   a.m.   
      
   “The person who did these heinous crimes tonight is in custody   
   right now,” Trooper Anthony Petroski, spokesperson for state   
   police Troop N, said in a news conference shortly before   
   midnight.   
      
   Police did not release a possible motive for the crimes.   
      
   The chaos unfolded around 6:15 p.m. Saturday when a vehicle   
   plowed into a large crowd gathered outside the Intoxicology   
   Department bar in Berwick, which was hosting a fundraiser for   
   the families of the 10 people killed in the Aug. 5 fire in   
   Nescopeck.   
      
   “This is crazy. I didn’t even bury my kids yet,” Nescopeck   
   volunteer firefighter Harold Baker said as he hugged a woman   
   outside the bar, telling her other family members of his were   
   hurt when the vehicle ran into the crowd.   
      
   Baker’s son, daughter and three grandchildren were among those   
   who died in the fire, which Baker responded to as a member of   
   his department. It wasn’t clear if either crime was connected to   
   the fire.   
      
   Contrary to Internet rumors, Petroski said Reyes is not a   
   suspect in the fatal blaze.   
      
   Shortly after the carnage unfolded in Berwick, police received a   
   call of a man assaulting a woman in Nescopeck and when officers   
   arrived they found the woman dead.   
      
   Reyes was soon detained by police and determined to be the   
   suspect in both incidents, launching a joint multicounty   
   investigation, since Berwick is in Columbia County and Nescopeck   
   is in Luzerne County, investigators said.   
      
   “This is a complete tragedy in a community where there already   
   has been tragedy,” Petroski said. “They are already hurting.”   
      
   State police said 12 victims of the Berwick incident were   
   transported to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, three were   
   taken to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains   
   Township, one was taken to Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, and   
   one was taken to Berwick Hospital.   
      
   Major Chris Paris, an area commander of several state police   
   troops, said troopers were called out to interview victims in   
   the hospitals and limited information was available.   
      
   “Our hearts and prayers go out to those injured this evening.   
   Certainly it was an event for a noble cause,” Paris said.   
      
   Paris pledged the full force of the state police to investigate   
   the crimes.   
      
   The Intoxicology Department issued a brief statement about the   
   chaotic incident on its Facebook page.   
      
   “Today was an absolute tragedy. We will be closed until further   
   notice. Please respect our privacy while we grieve and try to   
   process the events that occurred. Thank you,” the bar posted.   
      
   Meanwhile, state police worked through Saturday night, combing   
   through the debris in the parking lot, where the fundraiser was   
   being held for the fire victims.   
      
   The raging fire Aug. 5 in Nescopeck claimed the lives of 10   
   people who were staying at 733 First St. for a family get-   
   together — including several generations of relatives and two   
   sets of siblings.   
      
   Witnesses reported hearing a loud popping sound when the fire   
   broke out around 2:30 a.m. and seeing a raging fire quickly   
   consume the front of the house, allowing only three occupants to   
   escape.   
      
   The fire remains the subject of a criminal investigation.   
      
   Anyone who witnessed or has video of the vehicle plowing through   
   the crowd in Berwick is asked to call state police or call 911.   
      
   https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-nws-nescopeck-fire-fundraiser-   
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