Coatesville Dems: "This is where we are as a society now, kids have access to guns at an unbelievable rate ... they are subjected... to ridicule on social media...we are... in a position where we have kids leaving school early, apparently, to gang up & go shoot at somebody.”

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I believe an unlikely mix of alleged drug trafficking related politicos and alleged white nationalist related politicos united to elect the infamous “Bloc of Four” in the abysmal voter turnout election of 2005. During their four year term the drug business was good again and white nationalists used Coatesville as an example on white supremacist websites like “Stormfront”. Strong community organization and support from law enforcement, in particular Chester County District Attorney Joseph W. Carroll has begun to turn our community around. The Chester County drug trafficking that I believe centers on Coatesville continues and I believe we still have public officials in place that profit from the drug sales. But the people here are amazing and continue to work against the odds to make Coatesville a good place to live.

Friday, October 11, 2024

"This is where we are as a society now, kids have access to guns at an unbelievable rate ... they are subjected... to ridicule on social media...we are... in a position where we have kids leaving school early, apparently, to gang up & go shoot at somebody.”

"This is not some school shooting or someone trying to shoot up a school bus, or a drive-by," de Barrena-Sarobe said. "This was a targeted event where the actors were targeting someone getting off the bus."

The person in custody is a 17-year-old Coatesville student facing aggravated assault charges along with other offenses.

The bus was hit on Hope Avenue between Charles and Madison streets after school ended.

Two of the four people fired from two separate weapons as the bus made a stop, police chief Jack Laufer said in a news conference.

A total of eight shots were fired from about a block away, two of which hit the bus, one in the front grille and the other hit the windshield just above the driver's head.

No one on the bus was injured.

The DA had these words for the remaining three suspects.

"My message to those three people is, 'get ahead of this,'" de Barrena-Sarobe said. "Go to your families, go to your religious leaders here in Coatesville, and come into the Coatesville police department and turn yourself in."

"We have an idea of where this investigation is going, and this is your chance to put the community at ease," he added. "Because there is not a single child that should ever feel like their school bus is not a safe place."

After the shooting, the driver parked the bus at a nearby fire station in Westwood just outside Coatesville, Laufer said.

Police have some "good leads" on the identity of the other three people, but are hoping they will turn themselves in.

"We are investigating the source of it, but we believe there is a personal feud between... students at the school," de-Barrena Sarobe said. "This is where we are as a society now, kids have access to guns at an unbelievable rate ... that they are subjected and feel subjected to ridicule on social media and other circles, and we are left in a position where we have kids leaving school early, apparently, to gang up and go shoot at somebody. This is just one symptom that we are seeing across the region and across the country that kids have access to guns, and we need to do something about it.”

FROM:

CBS NEWS

Gunshots that hit Coatesville school bus were targeted at a student on board, DA says

By Joe Brandt, Dan SnyderUpdated on: October 11, 2024 / 12:32 PM EDT

Chester County Pennsylvania

District Attorney Chris de Barrena-Sarobe

Chris de Barrena-Sarobe is the District Attorney of Chester County. He was sworn into the office on January 1, 2024, continuing his role as a prosecutor with the responsibility of protecting the community.

Chris began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Chester County in 2009, and eventually was elevated to Deputy in charge of the Drug and Organized Crime Unit. During his time in the Drug and Organized Crime Unit, he worked with law enforcement to dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking organizations across the county.

In 2015, DA de Barrena-Sarobe left the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and became a federal prosecutor in Delaware. While in this position, he investigated and prosecuted fraud, high-level drug trafficking, illegal gun possession and gun trafficking, kidnapping, and other violent offenses committed by criminal defendants.

During the Coronavirus outbreak, DA de Barrena-Sarobe worked alongside Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Postal Inspectors (USPIS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and other state and local law enforcement agencies to indict a Mexican cartel member and free and United States citizen being held hostage in Mexico.

In recognition for their work during the kidnapping case, Assistant United States Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. selected Chris and his team for the 2022 Distinguished Service Award.

Now, Chris leads a team of skilled prosecutors, support staff, and detectives in the Chester County District Attorney’s Office who work around the clock to protect our community, fight for our victims, and serve the county of Chester in the pursuit of justice.