2023 in Pennsylvania

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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Pennsylvania .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor:Josh Shapiro (D)

Events

• March 24 – 2023 Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion: Seven people are killed and many others are injured after an explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading. ^[1]
• June 11 – 2023 Interstate 95 highway collapse: A section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapses after a tanker truck catches fire under an overpass. ^[2]
• June 16 – Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: The gunman in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in Pennsylvania, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, is found guilty on 63 charges. ^[3]
• July 3 – 2023 Kingsessing, Philadelphia shooting: Five people are killed and two others are injured in a shooting spree in Philadelphia, ^[4]
• August 12 – Four people are killed and one other injured following a house explosion in Allegheny that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others. ^[5]
• September 13 – Escaped U.S. fugitive Danilo Cavalcante is captured in Pennsylvania by a team of tactical officers after a two-week manhunt. ^[6]

See also

• 2023 in the United States

References

1. Helmore, Edward (March 27, 2023). "Pennsylvania chocolate factory explodes, killing seven in run up to Easter". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. Sottile, Celina Tebor,Zoe (June 11, 2023). "Section of major I-95 highway in Philadelphia that collapsed after tanker truck caught fire underneath could take months to repair, officials say". CNN. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
3. "Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue mass shooter found guilty in federal death penalty trial". ABC News. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
4. "Philadelphia shooting: Five killed and two wounded after man opens fire". July 4, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
5. "4 people dead, 1 missing after explosion destroys 3 structures in western Pennsylvania". The Manila Times. Associated Press. August 14, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
6. "Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante is captured in Pa. with the help of dogs and a heat-sensing plane". AP News. September 13, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2024.