{"id":146456,"date":"2026-03-24T00:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/146456\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T00:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:14:11","slug":"man-in-custody-after-reported-armed-robbery-shots-fired-in-scranton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/146456\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in custody after reported armed robbery, shots fired in Scranton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 Police say a man is in custody after shots were fired following a reported armed robbery in Scranton on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">28\/22 News I-Team Reporter Avery Nape was there as authorities were investigating a reported incident at the US Mini Market on Pittston Avenue in Scranton.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cd27a63b96ebd16dfcbab2293e6054e5.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20293a705236c800a23c8d85e260b840.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Scranton Police Sergeant Megivern told 28\/22 News authorities were called to the area after a reported armed robbery.<\/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\/man-allegedly-runs-police-crashing-152748187.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Man allegedly runs from police after crashing into ditch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Man allegedly runs from police after crashing into ditch&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Man allegedly runs from police after crashing into ditch <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police say shots were fired shortly after they arrived, and at least one bullet struck a home across Pittston Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police add that they are working to determine who fired the shots in this incident.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fb6d7cf8c84035860bfeb3aaff02a4e1.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b9120b430afcfce1083a80b68c460070.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities explain that a man is in custody, and there is no threat to the public at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials say there are no reported injuries after the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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