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Central Pa. man dodges murder trial after punching, killing stranger in bar fight

Summary by Penn Live
On the day his murder trial was scheduled to begin, a York County man pleaded guilty to causing a stranger’s fatal brain injury when he punched him in the head during a 2023 bar fight.Aaron Wright avoided trial Monday on third-degree murder charges in the March 15, 2023, assault of Benjamin Shearer, 47, inside The Circle bar in Hanover by pleading guilty to lesser charges of aggravated assault, a felony, and involuntary manslaughter, a misdemean…

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Penn Live broke the news in Harrisburg, United States on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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