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Pennsylvania police search wooded area near Scranton for UConn senior suspected in two homicides, home invasion, kidnapping

Police in Pennsylvania searched a wooded area near an old coal mining town late Tuesday and early Wednesday after someone reported seeing a man with a large backpack matching the description of Peter Manfredonia, a UConn senior suspected of two homicides and other crimes in Connecticut.

Police and a crew aboard a helicopter searched a wooded area near Duryea, Pa., after a firefighter reported seeing a man matching Manfredonia’s description behind a firehouse, the Associated Press reported.

The manhunt for Peter Manfredonia entered its sixth day Wednesday. The 23-year-old from Newtown was also seen about 6 p.