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Tower Hill 2 man charged in Luzerne Township shooting

By Josh Krysak heraldstandard.Com 1 min read

A Tower Hill 2 man is behind bars after police allege he shot about man in the leg during a dispute over $15 early Saturday.

State police Trooper Heather Gonglik said Lawrence Carl Ewing Jr., 46, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment following the incident at his home at 628 Chestnut Street, Tower Hill 2, Luzerne Township.

Gonglik said Ewing shot David Leake, 51, also of Tower Hill 2, in the right leg after the men got into a dispute about $15 that Ewing allegedly owes Leake.

For more details, read tomorrow’s HeraldStandard.com.

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