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UPDATE: Man faces attempted homicide charges after shots fired in Lycoming County

Shots were fired around 8 p.m. Saturday night along Walters Road in Loyalsock Township.
Credit: WNEP

LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP, PA — Update: 

Police say 40-year-old Coy Thornton was speeding Saturday night and almost hit a parked vehicle.

When a neighbor confronted him, Thornton allegedly grabbed a gun from his home and shot at several people outside.

He faces six counts of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and DUI in Lycoming County.

Original Story:

One man is in custody after firing several shots Saturday night.

Police were called to the 1900 block of Walters Road in Loyalsock Township shortly after 8 p.m. for a report of a disturbance with a firearm.

When police arrived, they found a man who had fired several shots at a neighbor during an argument.

Officers took the man into custody without incident. No one was hurt.

State police are investigating the shots fired in Lycoming County.

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