GUNFIRE EXCHANGED BETWEEN MARCHERS, RESIDENTS IN BEDFORD COUNTY

An exchange of gunfire in Bedford County Monday night, resulted in injuries to a man who was participating in the March on Washington event; a confrontation between the activists and two residents resulted in the shooting. He was treated at Conemaugh Memorial Center in Johnstown. The shooting happened in Juniata Township, and the investigation is continuing. The marchers plan to arrive in Washington to attend the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.