Leanne Pickell News Today

Column: Gun violence prevention has taken a back seat as officials manage the pandemic. It needs to be a priority again.

Motive in Bethlehem Township deadly shooting a mystery to victim’s mother, neighbors Updated Mar 12, 2021; Facebook Share The day after a shooting left 31-year-old Kenneth Pickell dead in his neighbor’s driveway, the victim’s mother said what led to the suspected gunman opening fire on her son remains a mystery. Leanne Pickell said she just bought the home in the 3100 block of Clifton Avenue this past November. Her son moved in with her after living in Maine for about three years, she sa...

A day after a shooting that left one man dead in the driveway of a Bethlehem Township home, the slain man’s mother is asking the same question as the investigators who charged a neighbor with firing the fatal shot: Why?