Wilkes-Barre City Police are leading an investigation into a death that occurred late Saturday afternoon in a South Wilkes-Barre neighborhood. Emergency responders were called to a residence along Thayer Street following a reported incident, where the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office was subsequently summoned to the scene Saturday night.
While the Pennsylvania State Police confirmed that local city detectives are the primary investigators on the case, authorities have not yet released the identity of the deceased or the specific circumstances surrounding the death.





