Suspects arrested in fatal Hazleton stabbing - Citizens Voice
According to sources, he is one of two suspects in the stabbing at a home on Cleveland Street that left a Freeland man dead. A second suspect was apprehended when West Hazleton police, Hazleton police and state police swarmed a silver Mitsubishi Diamante that was stopped at Wyoming and Broad streets at around 9 p. m. Police also believe that the same two men are... City police were called to 615 Cleveland St. at 5:48 a. m. Chief Frank DeAndrea said officers and emergency medical personnel arrived to find the victim in the front doorway of the rental property. Luzerne County Deputy Coroner Jeff Stock said he pronounced the victim dead at 7 a. m. An autopsy determined Richards’ death was due to a single stab wound to the back. Richards was the brother of Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Justin Richards, according to a release from the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office. “The incident is not believed to be related in any way to the victim’s brother being an assistant district attorney/prosecutor or to the DA’s office in. Source: citizensvoice.com
