The Herald, Sharon,
PA Published Sunday, May 31, 1999


SHARON

Chief: Someone was seen leaving house

As a makeshift memorial went up at 575 Prindle St., where 14-year-old Jeremy Farrand was shot to death, police learned witnesses may have seen a possible suspect leave the house.

"We've located some people independent of the house who saw someone leave,'' Sharon Police Chief Raymond C. Greene said Sunday evening. "It was one person. We don't have any names yet.''

Jeremy was shot at about 1 a.m. Saturday and died of a single shotgun blast to the right neck and shoulder area, police said.

The Sharon High School eighth-grader and three other teens were watching television in the living room when they heard the back storm door open, police said. Jeremy went to investigate and the other teens, two boys and a girl, heard a shot and saw Jeremy drop to the floor, police said.

Police were responding to a report of shots fired when they found Jeremy in an inside doorway. The weapon, believed to be a 12-gauge shotgun, had not been found.


Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at 983-3210 or 662-6110.

The nonprofit Crime Solvers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible. Call 347-HELP; callers can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a cash reward.

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