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<p>HAZLETON &#8212; City police filed a series of search warrants in regards to a <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/675676/one-dead-after-hazleton-shooting" target="_blank">shooting that left one man dead in September</a>.</p><p>The 20-year-old victim, who was not identified in any of the filings submitted Monday, was shot in the chest near the Pine Street park around 9:15 p.m. on Sept. 16.</p><p>The victim later died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton.</p><p>The search warrants filed Monday indicate Hazleton police were investigating a series of cellphones, including the one belonging to the juvenile suspect&#8217;s mother.</p><p>The suspect&#8217;s mother, who was also unnamed, told police on Sept. 20 that her son came home after the shooting, and told her that he had seen a shoot out.</p><p>The suspect then traveled to New York on Sept. 17 without telling his mother until he got there. She said she had been in contact with him, and, according to the search warrant, she submitted her phone to be examined.</p><p>Three juveniles also submitted their cellphones to police for the investigation.</p><p>One male juvenile said he saw the shooting take place, and that several people had contacted him after the shooting to give him information.</p><p>A juvenile female told police she had cellular communication with the suspect before the shooting, and was with him either at or near the time of it.</p><p>A second juvenile female said she also had contact with the suspect before the shooting, and said she was picked up by him in a car prior to the shooting.</p><p>No other information regarding the shooting could be gleaned from the search warrants.</p><style>
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Search warrants filed in case of September homicide in Hazleton