Tina L. Hertzog, a 45-year-old woman from Reading, Pennsylvania, died on February 1, 2023. Her death was ruled a homicide by the Lehigh County coroner and was attributed to complications from a gunshot wound she suffered in 1998 at age 21. That injury, sustained during a physical altercation in her home involving four people, left her paralyzed for the rest of her life.

The person who fired the shot was her brother, Brian Hertzog. He was tried in Berks County Court and convicted of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person, while acquitted of attempted homicide and aggravated assault. He received a sentence of one to three years in prison. After Tina’s death, the Berks County District Attorney reviewed the matter and decided not to bring new charges against Brian Hertzog.

Does anyone have additional information about the 1998 incident or Tina’s life in the years after the shooting?