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Police search for suspect after deadly shooting in Monroe County

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Matthew Morales

The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. Friday

Author: Joe Kohut

Published: 10:16 AM EDT May 25, 2024
Updated: 10:49 AM EDT May 25, 2024 

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — State police are searching for a suspect after a deadly shooting Friday night at a bar near East Stroudsburg.

The shooting happened shortly before 11 p.m. at My Place Bar & Grill on Milford Road in Middle Smithfield Township, state police said. The victim — whose identity was not disclosed — was hit by gunfire and later died at Lehigh Valley Pocono Medical Center.

Troopers have identified Matthew Morales, 30, as a suspect in the shooting. He is considered armed and dangerous.

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Anyone with information on Morales' whereabouts is asked to call 911.

The Troop N Major Case Team and the Monroe County district attorney's office are investigating the deadly shooting. Troop N covers the counties of Monroe, Carbon, Columbia and lower Luzerne.

District Attorney Mike Mancuso declined to comment when reached Saturday.

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