Crime
Barricaded Armed Suspect in Steelton Taken into Custody After Standoff
Steelton, PA – A tense standoff unfolded in Steelton on 4th Street and Mulberry Alley, where a barricaded armed individual prompted a heavy police response.
Authorities, including approximately 30 law enforcement officers, responded to the scene after reports of a potentially dangerous situation.
According to initial information, police originally arrived to conduct a wellness check when the individual refused to cooperate and barricaded himself inside.
The standoff continued for an undisclosed period before law enforcement successfully de-escalated the situation.
The suspect, described as a young male possibly in his late teens or early 20s, was eventually taken into custody without further incident.
Officers were seen placing him into a patrol vehicle following his apprehension.
The Steelton Police Department has not yet released the suspect’s identity or details on potential charges.
Authorities are expected to provide additional information as the investigation continues.
AUSTIN, Texas — A man was taken into custody Saturday afternoon following a shooting inside the Austin Central Library that left one person seriously injured and prompted a large emergency response and temporary shelter-in-place order in the downtown area.
According to the Austin Police Department (APD), officers responded shortly after 12:00 p.m. to reports of gunfire inside the Austin Central Library, located at 710 W. César Chávez Street.
Upon arrival, police and Austin-Travis County EMS units found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
The individual was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
Assistant Police Chief Lee Rogers stated during a press briefing that the shooter fled the scene before officers arrived.
After an extensive search, the suspect—identified as 55-year-old Harold Newton Keene—was located and arrested in South Austin at approximately 1:25 p.m.
The library was safely evacuated, and the shelter-in-place alert was lifted shortly after Keene’s apprehension.
Authorities emphasized that the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident involving only one suspect and one victim.
“This was not an active shooter situation,” Rogers confirmed.
Preliminary reports and public records reveal that Harold Newton Keene has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple arrests for assault, family violence, terroristic threats, burglary, drug possession, and evading arrest.
He is described by law enforcement officials as a habitual violent offender who has had numerous prior run-ins with police.
Records indicate Keene was previously arrested for threatening a man with a firearm several months ago and, in a separate incident, assaulted another inmate while in custody at the Travis County Jail.
In both cases, prosecutors later declined to pursue charges.
Authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the shooting or confirmed whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
The Austin Police Department’s Major Crimes Division is leading the investigation.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the Austin Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS.