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UPDATE: Alleged Gunman in Wilkes-Barre Shooting Arrested

WILKES-BARRE — Police in Wilkes-Barre are investigating overnight gunfire and a chase. Officers heard shots and then saw a car take off after a crash near...

WILKES-BARRE -- Police in Wilkes-Barre are investigating overnight gunfire and a chase.

Officers heard shots and then saw a car take off after a crash near East Northampton Street Wednesday night.

Police chased the car before it hit a parked vehicle on South Grant Street.

According to the Luzerne County D.A., the driver, later identified as Barry Edwards, firearm in hand, rushed the officer who was still in his marked patrol unit with lights and sirens activated. The officer fired one shot and both Edwards and a passenger took off.

Edwards was picked up in Newark, New Jersey while being treated for a single gunshot wound.  He is being brought back from New Jersey to face charges.

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