Nicole Vega

Death by Force

Nicole Vega, a 36-year-old woman from Dunmore, Pennsylvania, was found dead in her home on Veterans Drive on January 3, 2025. Authorities determined that she had suffered a single gunshot wound to the head. The Lackawanna County Coroner ruled her death a homicide. Police responded to the scene just after 11:20 p.m. and discovered Vega’s body near a pool of blood, with a loaded handgun nearby. Her husband, Maxwell Hawkins, 37, was found in the kitchen, visibly intoxicated and behaving erratical ...Read More

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