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Man charged after allegedly firing gun inside grocery store in Scranton

Police responded to the Gerrity's Supermarket along South Main Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

SCRANTON, Pa. — A man has been charged after allegedly firing a gun inside a grocery store in Lackawanna County.

Police responded to the Gerrity's Supermarket along South Main Avenue in Scranton's West side around 4:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of a gunshot fired in the rear of the store.

According to court paperwork, Charles Reina, 52, had a gun and keys in his pocket and claimed the keys released the safety and hit the trigger, damaging part of the floor and ceiling.

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No one was hit by the gunfire.

Reina was taken into custody shortly after and faces several charges, including firearms not to be carried without a license, recklessly endangering another person, and discharging a weapon within city limits.

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