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SUNBURY – One person is dead and two people are in custody after a shooting near the Northumberland County Courthouse during the lunch break of a high-profile attempted murder trial Thursday.

Montour County Coroner Scott Lynn said Dayveon Creel of Sunbury was killed by a gunshot wound to the chest.

Lynn said Creel was taken by ambulance from the scene to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He said the cause of death was homicide.

Creel was taken from the scene more than 30 minutes after the incident occurred around noon, just hours after an attempted murder trial began in the city.

Police confirmed the shooter is not in custody, but arrested Nassir Robinson, 24, of N. 12th Street in Sunbury, and Carnel Shelborne, of E. 2nd Street in Nescopeck, after they said they reviewed video surveillance footage of the incident.

Second Street and the Weis Markets parking lot were closed for several hours while multiple police agencies responded to the scene to investigate the incidents.

Before the ambulance left for the hospital, a crowd gathered at the scene of the accident to pray while police and paramedics arrived.

While the police were investigating, they cordoned off two blocks of the street near the courthouse, parking lot and First National Bank. Market Street remained open.

The attempted murder trial of Anthony Moultrie and Franky Riche, both of Sunbury, began at the courthouse on Thursday. They are accused of attempted murder in a June 2022 shooting related to a murder that occurred a month earlier.

Riche and Moultrie were charged because police said the shooting was directed at a relative of Ajani Munsh-Ousha Uhuru, who was a passenger in a vehicle that allegedly sped away at a high rate of speed when the shots were fired near downtown Sunbury.

On May 19, 2022, Uhuru – who was convicted of manslaughter earlier this summer – shot and killed 30-year-old Kareem Jakes at the Penn Jersey Mart on Fourth Street, Sunbury, before fleeing the scene.

According to police, Moultrie, Riche and two other people were in a black SUV from which at least seven shots were fired at the vehicle carrying a relative of Uhuru.

Roninson testified shortly before the shooting, as police said he was in the vehicle that was allegedly shot at by Moultrie and Riche.

According to court documents, footage of Thursday's shooting shows Creel standing with other family members in the passenger side of a white sedan as the suspected shooter, whose identity The Daily Item is not releasing at this time in response to a police request, gets into a silver Jeep parked to the right of the sedan.

A black Cadillac driven by Robinson, with Shelborne in the front seat, allegedly pulled up behind the white car, blocking it and restricting the movement of Creel and his family members, police said. As the suspected gunman backed out of his parking space, he allegedly fired a handgun, striking Creel in the chest as the vehicles fled the scene, police said.

Sunbury police arrested Robinson and Shelborne on Thursday evening. They will be arraigned before Sunbury District Judge Rachel Wiest Benner.

Bremigen, District Attorney Michael O'Donnell and Sunbury Mayor Josh Brosious held a press conference at the police department on Thursday and said they would release more information about the incident when possible.

Northumberland County Chief Judge Paige Rosini declared a mistrial shortly after the incident. The courthouse, which was locked down and then closed after the shooting Thursday, will be closed to the public Friday, according to Clerk of Court Nate Savidge.

O'Donnell would not say whether the shooting was related to the trial or whether the person shot was to testify as a witness in the case.

Shikellamy Police Chief Shawn Williams said the district was notified of the situation and immediately placed the high school on lockdown. During the incident, the district was holding a freshman orientation, he said.

Williams said he spoke with adult probation officials who arrived at the high school and helped expel the students to ensure safety.

Sheriff Bob Wolfe said his department was the first on the scene, but he plans to meet with county officials to discuss tighter security measures at the courthouse.

“I would like to take the opportunity to sit down with other officers and work out a potentially better security system for the courthouse,” he said. “We were aware that this case was attracting a lot of attention, and we had additional support from adult probation officers in the courtroom.”

Two adult probation officers assisted the sheriff's office in the courtroom during the trial.

Sunbury officials also cordoned off the city office building.

Bremigen said he would keep the public updated on the situation and provide further details later.