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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A Hazleton man jailed since he allegedly shot his teenage girlfriend in August was charged Wednesday with attempting to kill her.</p><p>Roberto Alvarez-Marquez, 30, of East Maple Street, appeared for his preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Central Court, where Hazleton police withdrew the original charges.</p><p>They then refiled the case to include criminal attempt to commit homicide.</p><p>Police allege Alvarez-Marquez intentionally shot Destiny Davila, 19, in the chest shortly after she was dropped off after a night out with her girlfriends Aug. 19.</p><p>Davila survived the gunshot wound.</p><p>Alvarez-Marquez was upset that she went out that night, a criminal complaint states.</p><p>Davila&#8217;s friends drove her to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton, where Alvarez-Marquez allegedly caused a disturbance and fought with security before he was arrested.</p><p>He was initially charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and illegal possession of a firearm.</p><p>He still faces those charges, plus the attempted murder count.</p><p>Alvarez-Marquez was arraigned by District Judge Joseph Carmody and jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $300,000 bail.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Police add attempted homicide charge against Hazleton man who allegedly shot girlfriend