{"id":131785,"date":"2026-03-07T00:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/131785\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T00:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:07:08","slug":"three-charged-scranton-shooting-investigation-ongoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/131785\/","title":{"rendered":"Three charged, Scranton shooting investigation ongoing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014\u00a0A woman and two juveniles are facing charges as police continue to investigate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/investigation-underway-16-old-killed-042127353.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:shooting that left a 16-year-old dead;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shooting that left a 16-year-old dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, February 26, detectives charged three people as they continued to investigate the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/16-old-victim-scranton-shooting-182614290.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dylan Smith;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Smith <\/a>that occurred in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Scranton Police Department said 24-year-old Mariah Cortes of Duryea is charged with six counts of furnishing alcohol to minors. Two male juveniles are facing possession of a firearm, receiving stolen property, and possession of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/homeless-couple-accused-trying-meet-194110530.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Homeless couple accused of trying to meet underage girl for sex;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Homeless couple accused of trying to meet underage girl for sex <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers were called to the 1300 block of Bryn Mawr Street for a reported shooting victim. On the scene, police say they found Smith suffering from a gunshot wound, and he later died from his injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The investigation remains ongoing, and police say other charges are pending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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