{"id":159336,"date":"2026-04-07T10:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159336\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:48:10","slug":"one-man-dead-another-in-custody-after-shooting-at-pa-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159336\/","title":{"rendered":"One man dead, another in custody after shooting at Pa. hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One man dead, another in custody after shooting at Berks County hotel<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTONIGHT. WE\u2019LL TELL YOU WHAT\u2019S NEW AT THE BALLPARK THIS SEASON. WGAL NEWS 8 TODAY STARTS NOW. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 5:00 TODAY IS TUESDAY. IT\u2019S APRIL 7TH. I\u2019M MATT BARCARO. I\u2019M KATELYN SMITH. WE\u2019VE GOT REGINA BACK CHECKING ON OUR ROADS FOR US THIS MORNING. NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND LET\u2019S TALK ABOUT THIS BASEBALL FORECAST FOR TONIGHT. YOU\u2019RE GOING TO BE WEARING A COAT. IF YOU\u2019RE GOING TO SEE THE SENATORS I THINK SO. AND YOU WANT TO BUNDLE UP BECAUSE THIS EVENING TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO FALL INTO THE LOWER 40S. BUT WITH THE BREEZE COULD EVEN FEEL LIKE THE 30S. GUYS, THIS IS CERTAINLY A LITTLE FLASHBACK TO WINTER FOR YOU TODAY. THIS MORNING, A COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH. AND ASIDE FROM A SPRINKLE IN MIFFLIN AND PERRY COUNTIES, A QUICK SHOWER, I DON\u2019T SEE MUCH ELSE GOING ON. TEMPERATURE CHECK. IT\u2019S 39 IN SELINSGROVE, 41 IN YORK, 42 IN LANCASTER. WE HAVE 43 RIGHT NOW. AND FALLING IN HARRISBURG. AND LOOK AT THE WIND SPEED STARTING TO PICK UP OUT OF THE WEST. WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY AT 15 TO 25MPH SUSTAINED. SO WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S IT\u2019S GOING TO FEEL PRETTY CHILLY, ESPECIALLY LATER TODAY IF YOU\u2019RE OUT AT THE GAME. AND AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN, THE WIND WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH, LEADING TO A COLD NIGHT. WE HAVE A FREEZE WARNING OUR FIRST OF THE SEASON ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT GROWING SEASON, VERY CLOSE TO GETTING STARTED. SO WE SHOULD BE SEEING THESE FREEZE WARNINGS ANYTIME WE DIP BELOW FREEZING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. I KNOW, BUT IT\u2019S AFTER EASTER, SO I JUST DIDN\u2019T WANT TO GO BACK TO FREEZING. I KNOW IT\u2019S MOTHER\u2019S DAY RIGHT THEN WE\u2019RE IN THE CLEAR TO PULL OUT ALL THE SWEATERS AND JACKETS NOW. ALL RIGHT. 502 EVERYBODY ON YOUR TUESDAY MORNING AND GOOD MORNING TO YOU. HOPEFULLY YOU\u2019RE HAVING A GOOD DAY TODAY AND HAD A NICE WEEKEND WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND CELEBRATED EASTER THERE RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AT 502. NO CRASHES, NO INCIDENTS THAT WILL SLOW YOU DOWN. SO YOU ARE GOOD TO GO THERE. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A PEEK OUTSIDE. HERE\u2019S A LOOK AT THE SOUTH BRIDGE, HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY. WOW. JUST ONE CAR DRIVING THROUGH THE SOUTH BRIDGE THIS MORNING. SOME DRIVE TIMES. AS YOU\u2019RE HEADING OUT THOUGH. HARRISBURG TO LEBANON, 40 MINUTES THERE, 32 MINUTE DRIVE TO LANCASTER ON 283. AND IF YOU\u2019RE HEADED TO YORK, THAT\u2019S A 20 MINUTE DRIVE ON 83 SOUTHBOUND. WE\u2019LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE FOR YOU IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN A LANCASTER TOYOTA TRAFFIC REPORT. WELL, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THREATENING ATTACKS ON IRAN\u2019S BRIDGES AND POWER PLANTS TONIGHT IF IRAN DOES NOT REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THIS COMES AFTER THE PRESIDENT DID EXTEND THE DEADLINE MULTIPLE TIMES. BUT HE SAYS THIS IS HIS FINAL OFFER. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER IS REPORTING ON THIS. WE COULD BE HOURS AWAY AT THIS POINT FROM A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC ATTACK AGAINST IRAN, PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD REPORTERS ON MONDAY. THE COUNTRY COULD BE TAKEN OUT IN ONE NIGHT IF THE ADMINISTRATION DEEMS IT NECESSARY. WE HAVE A PLAN BECAUSE OF THE POWER OF OUR MILITARY, WHERE EVERY BRIDGE IN IRAN WILL BE DECIMATED BY 12:00 TOMORROW NIGHT, WHERE EVERY POWER PLANT IN IRAN WILL BE OUT OF BUSINESS, BURNING, EXPLODING, AND NEVER TO BE USED AGAIN. THE PRESIDENT ADDED. THIS COULD HAPPEN IN A PERIOD OF FOUR HOURS IF THE ADMINISTRATION DECIDES TO CARRY OUT THE MISSION. ON MONDAY, TEHRAN REJECTED A 45 DAY CEASE FIRE PROPOSAL, SAYING IT WANTS A PERMANENT END TO THE WAR. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CONTINUED TO DEMAND IRAN REOPEN THE STRAIT, OR POWER PLANTS AND BRIDGES WILL BE WIPED OUT. THE THREAT TO HIT CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND CUT OFF POWER HAS SPARKED CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE WAR CRIMES. THE UNITED NATIONS WARNED. THESE TYPES OF ATTACKS ARE BANNED UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW. THE PRESIDENT SAID YESTERDAY HE\u2019S NOT AT ALL CONCERNED ABOUT COMMITTING WAR CRIMES. THE PENTAGON WILL BE HOSTING A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING, AND WE ARE INTERESTED TO SEE IF DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH WILL OUTLINE WHAT THIS MILITARY OPERATION COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS IN WASHINGTON. RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER WGAL NEWS 8. THANK YOU. RACHEL, LET\u2019S TALK ABOUT THE GAS PRICES AS THAT WAR CONTINUES HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE STATE AVERAGE DID GO UP ANOTHER $0.04 OVERNIGHT. NOW AT 419, THAT IS UP $1.07 A GALLON. FROM THE START OF THE WAR. THE AVERAGE IN MIFFLIN COUNTY WENT UP $0.10 OVERNIGHT. NOW, AT 435, AND A MAJORITY OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY IS ABOVE THAT. 420 MARK. NOW, FRANKLIN COUNTY\u2019S AVERAGE ALSO WENT UP $0.05 OVERNIGHT, BUT IT IS STILL THE LOWEST IN THE AREA. IT IS AT 412 A GALLON. STATE LAWMAKERS CONTINUING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY COULD DO TO LOWER GAS PRICES. LAST MONTH, HOUSE REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCED A PROPOSAL FOR A SIX MONTH SUSPENSION OF THE STATE GAS TAX THAT WOULD START IN JUNE. IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE FUEL RETAILERS TO CUT THEIR PRICES TO MATCH THAT REDUCTION. DEMOCRATS, THOUGH, SAY THE PLAN IS NOT FISCALLY SOUND, AND IT CUTS OFF A MAJOR SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR ROAD PROJECTS. WE CAN PAUSE CONNECTIONS. WE\u2019RE GOING TO BACKFILL THAT HOLE WITH THE MONEY FROM THE RAINY DAY FUND. SO IN A SENSE, RIGHT NOW FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, IT DOESN\u2019T HAVE TO COST ANYBODY REALLY ANYTHING. SPEND LESS MEANS CUT RIGHT? OR MAYBE NOT BUILT THAT BRIDGE THAT NEEDS TO BE BUILT OR MAYBE NOT REPAIR THAT ROAD THAT HAD A LANDSLIDE. I MEAN, THERE\u2019S VERY DIRECT IMPLICATIONS TO THESE PROPOSALS. WELL, A PROPOSAL FROM A SENATE DEMOCRAT WOULD HAVE A 60 DAY GAS TAX HOLIDAY, BUT THEN USE BONDS TO MAKE UP FOR THE REVENUE LOST DURING THAT BREAK HAPPENING TONIGHT IN HARRISBURG, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL GATHER OUTSIDE SAINT PATRICK\u2019S CATHEDRAL FOR A NEWS CONFERENCE FOR A MEMBER OF A GROUP THAT ICE HAS DETAINED, ACCORDING TO HARRISBURG CATHOLIC WORKER. THAT\u2019S THE GROUP HOSTING THIS CONFERENCE. OMAR LUIS HAS BEEN IN ICE CUSTODY FOR FIVE MONTHS. THE GROUP SAYS HE WAS TAKEN INTO DETENTION ON OCTOBER 27TH WHILE FILING A NOT GUILTY PLEA TO A NONVIOLENT MISDEMEANOR. SINCE THEN, THE CHARGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED BECAUSE THERE IS NO CASE AGAINST HIM. AND HE HAS BEEN HE\u2019S BEEN ASKING FOR RELEASE ON BOND. RIGHT. SO HE HAS NO CRIMINAL RECORD. HE\u2019S A WONDERFUL MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND HE NEEDS TO COME HOME. HE DESERVES TO BE RELEASED. ON BOND TO HIS WIFE AND SON. ACCORDING TO HARRISBURG CATHOLIC WORKER, LUIS WAS IN THE COUNTRY SEEKING ASYLUM FROM VIOLENCE IN PERU. AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, HE DOES HAVE A WIFE AND YOUNG SON. THEY HAVE BEEN LIVING IN HARRISBURG FOR FOUR YEARS. TODAY\u2019S NEWS CONFERENCE IS SET FOR 9:00 THIS MORNING IN FRONT OF THE SAINT PATRICK\u2019S CATHEDRAL. A NEW YORK MAN NOW CHARGED WITH HITTING AND KILLING THE TWO BERKS COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS WHO WERE LOOKING FOR A MISSING WOMAN, ALEXANDER SEPULVEDA. RIVERA IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE, WHILE DUI, ACCORDING TO CHARGING DOCUMENTS. SEPULVEDA RIVERA TOLD POLICE THAT HE FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 222 IN RICHMOND TOWNSHIP, AND THE CRASH IS WHAT WOKE HIM UP. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE HIT THE UTV THAT WAS CARRYING WALNUT TOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF JEFFREY BUCK AND ASSISTANT CHIEF ROBERT SCHICK. OFFICERS SAY SEPULVEDA RIVERA SMOKED MARIJUANA THAT MORNING, AND POLICE SAY HE ADMITTED THAT THE CRACK PIPE FOUND IN HIS CAR WAS HIS. THE BERKS COUNTY D A IS EXPECTED TO HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THESE CHARGES. IN YORK COUNTY, A NEW FREEDOM MAN WILL BE IN COURT AGAIN THIS MONTH, NOW FACING CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY HE DISRUPTED A BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING AND CREATED A SAFETY RISK. POLICE ENDED UP TASING HIM. OH DO DO DO TRY TO CONTROL YOUR. LIAR PANTS ON FIRE. WE\u2019RE GONNA DO THIS AGAIN. DO WE? WE\u2019RE GONNA GO OVER THE VIOLATION INFORMATION. THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2021. SO AT THIS MEETING IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, POLICE SAY 34 YEAR OLD DEVIN TAYLOR RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT WATER TESTING. BUT COUNCIL MEMBERS RULED THAT AS AN OFF AGENDA ITEM. INVESTIGATORS SAY TAYLOR CONTINUED SPEAKING EVEN AFTER HIS MIC WAS CUT. AND THEN HE CALLED POLICE, SAYING THAT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL IS THE PROBLEM. OFFICERS SAY HE BECAME COMBATIVE, RESISTED ARREST AND WHEN HE MOVED TOWARD COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OFFICER TASED HIM. TAYLOR NOW FACES CHARGES INCLUDING DISORDERLY CONDUCT. HIS NEXT COURT DATE IS SET FOR APRIL 30TH. IT\u2019S 508. WE HAVE THE LEBANON SKY CAM BEHIND US, CHRISTINE, AND REMINDER THAT WE ARE IN APRIL. YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE SOME SPRING PREVIEWS. WE DO. AND THEN KIND OF LIKE SOME WINTER REMINDERS IN THE FORECAST A LITTLE THAT. YEAH. WINTER REMINDER TONIGHT. YES. FOR SURE. SO WE HAVE A FREEZE WARNING AND WE\u2019LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP, A COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH AS WE SPEAK. MIGHT GET A SPRINKLE OR A STRAY SHOWER. MIFFLIN, JUNIATA, PERRY COUNTY. BUT OTHER THAN THAT THINGS ARE LOOKING QUIET BEHIND THIS FRONT. WINDS ARE GOING TO PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTHWEST, AND THAT IS GOING TO BRING DOWN OUR TEMPERATURE. KEEP US IN THE 40S FOR OUR HIGHS TODAY. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A FEW 30S ON THE MAP, 39 SELINSGROVE. IT\u2019S 43 IN HARRISBURG, 41 DEGREES, LEWISTOWN AND CARLISLE. THE WIND SPEEDS PICKING UP OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25MPH. SUSTAINED TODAY. WE COULD HAVE SOME GUSTS UP TO 3035. SO IT IS GOING TO BE A WINDY DAY. AND THAT COUPLED WITH HIGHS IN THE 40S IS GOING TO MAKE IT FEEL QUITE CHILLY. SO COLDEST DAY OF THE WEEK TODAY DESPITE THE SUNSHINE, IT\u2019S STILL GOING TO BE A BIT ON THE COLD SIDE. IT\u2019S GOING TO FEEL LIKE THE 30S AS WE HEAD TOWARD EVENING AND TONIGHT WE DROP INTO THE 20S. WE\u2019LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT FREEZE WARNING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THE FIRST OF THE SEASON. COMING UP, DIP DOWN TO THE 20S. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE\u2019LL HAVE TO GET USED TO THAT I GUESS. JUST LIVE THROUGH IT. RIGHT. YOU HAVE THOSE COATS READY? YEAH. WELL, SPEAKING OF COLD, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BRING A JACKET TO THE HARRISBURG SENATORS GAME. IF YOU\u2019RE GOING THERE TONIGHT. THEY PLAY THEIR HOME OPENER AT FNB FNB FIELD TONIGHT. IT\u2019S AT 630. THAT\u2019S THE FIRST PITCH I THINK PEOPLE HAVE BLANKETS MAYBE IN THE STANDS. THEY\u2019RE NEWS 8 GABRIEL THOMAS IS JOINING US LIVE FROM CITY ISLAND NOW TO TELL US WHAT\u2019S NEW FOR THIS YEAR. GOOD MORNING GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING MATT AND CAITLIN. WHAT\u2019S OPENING DAY FOR THE HARRISBURG SENATORS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, FNB FIELD IS PREPPED AND READY FOR FANS TO SCREAM LOUD AND CHEER THEM ON. NOW I HAVE KEVIN JOINING ME THIS MORNING. HE IS WITH THE HARRISBURG SENATORS. KEVIN, WHAT CAN FANS EXPECT IF THEY DO PLAN TO COME OUT THIS SEASON? WELL, FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT AND CELEBRATING PART OF OPENING DAY WITH US. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY OF THE YEAR. OPENING DAY, SPRING TIME IS IN THE AIR. IT\u2019S GOING TO BE A GREAT NIGHT FOR BASEBALL. CAN\u2019T WAIT TO TO INVITE OUR FANS BACK IN THE BALLPARK THIS YEAR BECAUSE THERE\u2019S SO MANY COOL THINGS WE\u2019RE DOING. WE WANT TO SHOW OFF, INCLUDING OUR NEW SCOREBOARD, INCLUDING THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW GREEN FIELD THAT WE PUT IN THIS YEAR WITH ALL OF THE OTHER NEW THINGS WE\u2019RE DOING WITH ALL OF THE NEW CHARACTERS WE\u2019RE GOING TO INTRODUCE FOR THE FANS. CAN\u2019T WAIT. ALL RIGHT. SO WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, FANS THAT MAY BE TRAVELING HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME, OR EVEN MAYBE SOME LOCALS THAT HAVEN\u2019T BEEN TO A GAME IN A LONG TIME, WHAT SHOULD THEY KNOW? WHAT DO THEY NEED TO KNOW, SHALL I SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, DRESS ACCORDINGLY. IT\u2019S GOING TO BE BRISK TONIGHT, BUT IT WILL BE GREAT. BASEBALL WEATHER, GOOD SPRING TIME. BASEBALL WEATHER SHOULDN\u2019T KEEP YOU AWAY, BUT DEFINITELY BRING A BRING A JACKET. BRING A CLEAR BAG. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A CLEAR BAG POLICY THIS YEAR, ALTHOUGH WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE GIVING AWAY SOME REALLY COOL SENATORS BRANDED CLEAR BAGS TONIGHT. FIREWORKS AFTER THE GAME. SO PLAN ON STAYING AND WATCHING THE GREAT FIREWORKS SHOW. AND YOU KNOW, FINISHING OFF OPENING NIGHT THE WAY IT SHOULD WITH, YOU KNOW, FIREWORKS IN THE SKY. I HAVE TO KNOW THE INSIDE SCOOP, KEVIN, YOU KNOW, DO YOU THINK THE TEAM IS READY? HAVE THEY BEEN PREPPING AND DOING THE WORK TO WIN? POSSIBLY TONIGHT. YOU KNOW, THEY\u2019VE THEY\u2019VE WON THEIR FIRST THREE GAMES. AND NOW TO US WE\u2019RE THREE. AND OH WE\u2019RE COMING BACK HOME. THE GUYS ARE EXCITED. IT\u2019S ALWAYS SOMETHING FUN. AND THE PAGEANTRY OF OPENING DAY. IT\u2019S JUST THERE\u2019S A PEP IN EVERYBODY\u2019S STEP COUNT. I THINK THEY\u2019RE VERY, VERY READY KEVIN. THANK YOU. WELL FIRST PITCH IS AT 630 TONIGHT. MAKE SURE YOU BRING SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE IT IS A LITTLE COLD OUT HERE. AS CHRISTINE SAID, IT\u2019S GOING TO BE A LITTLE CHILLY THIS EVENING AS WELL. REPORTING LIVE HERE AT FNB FIELD IN HARRISBURG. I\u2019M GABRIEL THOMAS WGAL NEWS 8. YOU KNOW WHAT THOUGH? THE AKRON RUBBER DUCKS ARE ALSO UNDEFEATED SO FAR, SO WE CAN TAKE IT. SHOULD BE A GOOD GAME. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, GABRIELLE. AND WE\u2019LL BE COVERING MORE OF THE HOME OPENER IN HARRISBURG. NEWS 8 WILL BE LIVE AT THE BALLPARK ALL AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. MICHAEL FULLER WILL BE ANCHORING OUR COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON FROM FNB FIELD STARTING AT NEWS EIGHT AT FOUR. SPORTS DIRECTOR BETHANY MILLER WILL ALSO BE TALKING WITH THE COACHES AND PLAYERS AHEAD OF FIRST PITCH, AND METEOROLOGIST MIKE SUSKO WILL BE LIVE OUTSIDE THE STADIUM TALKING TO FANS FROM STORM TRACKER EIGHT. IT\u2019S 512 AND A CHANGE COULD BE COMING TO PLAYOFF FORMATTING FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. STATE SENATOR MARTY FLYNN, A DEMOCRAT SERVING THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE STATE, IS PROPOSING A BILL THAT HE SAYS WOULD GIVE THE PIAA THE ABILITY TO MAKE SEPARATE PLAYOFF CLASSIFICATIONS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. NOW, PUBLIC SCHOOLS ONLY HAVE ATHLETES FROM THE DISTRICT THAT THE SCHOOL IS IN, BUT PRIVATE SCHOOLS CAN BRING IN STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THAT\u2019S AN ARGUMENT POINT LIKE, HEY, YOU GUYS GOT KIDS? NOT REALLY FROM THIS COMMUNITY PLAYING FOR YOU STRICTLY FOR BASKETBALL. AND OUR KIDS ARE, YOU KNOW, HERE FOR THE WHOLE SHEBANG. THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY THAT THEY CAN TWEAK THIS WHERE YOU CAN GET SOME OF THESE TEAMS THAT ARE ON THESE MAGICAL RUNS THAT ONLY PLAY WITH AA3, FOUR, FIVE MILE BOUNDARY AND LET THEM GET THAT GLORY AND GET THAT CHAMPIONSHIP THAT THEY DESERVE. LANCASTER CATHOLIC\u2019S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, SAYS THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THE CONCERNS, BUT HE SAYS HE\u2019S NOT SURE THIS BILL IS THE RIGHT ANSWER. HE SAYS A SPLIT ONLY CREATES MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT FAIRNESS AND CONSISTENCY. THAT PROPOSED BILL HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LANCASTER SCHOOL BOARD HAVING A PUBLIC MEETING FOR RESIDENTS TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DISTRICT\u2019S $10 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT. THE SCHOOL BOARD SAYS IT PLANS TO PRESENT OPTIONS TO CORRECT THAT DEFICIT AT THE MEETING TONIGHT. SO FAR, THE BOARD HAS APPROVED A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR FURLOUGHS OF MORE THAN 100 DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. THE BOARD SAYS IT\u2019S TRYING NOT TO HAVE TO DO THAT. THE MEETING IS SET FOR 630 TONIGHT AT LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL. FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE CALLING THIS REENTRY WEEK AND ENCOURAGING YOU TO SUPPORT PEOPLE GETTING RELEASED FROM JAIL. TODAY, THE FRANKLIN TOGETHER REENTRY COALITION WILL BE COLLECTING DONATIONS AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION BUILDING THAT\u2019S ON SOUTH MAIN STREET IN CHAMBERSBURG. THEY\u2019RE ASKING FOR CLEANING SUPPLIES, PERSONAL CARE ITEMS AND GIFT CARDS. THAT GROUP WILL BE ACCEPTING THOSE DONATIONS FROM EIGHT THIS\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>One man dead, another in custody after shooting at Berks County hotel<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769026991_958_wgal.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WGAL logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 5:30 AM EDT Apr 7, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA man was killed, and another is in custody after a shooting at a hotel in Berks County early Sunday morning, according to police. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.The City of Reading Police Department said a man was shot at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Reading on Penn Street around 12:52 a.m. Officers found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound in a hallway on the first floor, according to investigators. He was transported to Reading Hospital, where police said he later died from his injuries. His identity has not yet been released. Authorities said a man was arrested at the scene.  &#8220;This was a tragic and isolated incident and does not reflect the safe environment and strong service the DoubleTree consistently provides,&#8221; said Reading City Mayor Eddie Mor\u00e1n. The incident remains under investigation.  Stay with WGAL for updates as we learn more.  See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it\u2019s safe to do so at https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/upload.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tREADING, Pa. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A man was killed, and another is in custody after a shooting at a hotel in Berks County early Sunday morning, according to police. <\/p>\n<p>Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Reading Police Department said a man was shot at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Reading on Penn Street around 12:52 a.m. <\/p>\n<p>Officers found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound in a hallway on the first floor, according to investigators. <\/p>\n<p>He was transported to Reading Hospital, where police said he later died from his injuries. His identity has not yet been released. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities said a man was arrested at the scene.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was a tragic and isolated incident and does not reflect the safe environment and strong service the DoubleTree consistently provides,&#8221; said Reading City Mayor Eddie Mor\u00e1n. <\/p>\n<p>The incident remains under investigation.  <\/p>\n<p>Stay with WGAL for updates as we learn more. <\/p>\n<p>See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it\u2019s safe to do so at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/upload\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/upload<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One man dead, another in custody after shooting at Berks County hotel TONIGHT. 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