Crime & Safety

UDATE: No Suspects in Fatal Shooting on 600 Block of Green Street

Few details are available in the early morning shooting that reportedly claimed the life of a young man.

UPDATE: [9 a.m.] Norristown Police Detective Lt. Michael Crescitelli confirmed that a 21-year-old black male was shot and killed on the 600 block of Green Street just after 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, Oct. 20. The young man, whose identity is being withheld until his family can be contacted, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from a gunshot wound to the head.

At this time, police have no suspects in the crime and only a description of a black male in a black hoody as a possible shooter.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Norristown Police Department at 610-270-0977.

Find out what's happening in Norristownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

UPDATE: [7:50 a.m.] Police are still investigating the scene of an early morning shooting that claimed the life of one young man who's identity is being withheld.

According to neighbors in the 600 block of Green Street, gun fire rang out sometime in the early hours this morning [reported times vary] and when residents came out to investigate, the 21-year-old could be seen lying in the street in a pool of blood. Nearby neighbors reported hearing at least four gunshots and seeing several people running east on Chestnut Street towards Arch Street just after hearing the shots.

Find out what's happening in Norristownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Within minutes, police had reportedly closed down Green Street between Chestnut and Marshall streets to conduct a crime scene investigation.

One neighbor who claimed to know the young man told Norristown Patch the victim had been at a nearby party earlier in the evening. 

Norristown Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.

---

The Breaking News Network and @MontcoAlerts are reporting an early morning shooting in the 600 block of Green Street that reportedly took the life of a young man.

Details are few, but according to reports, a 21-year-old male was transported by medevac from the scene sometime around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20. The male was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with a gunshot wound to the head and was reportedly pronounced dead on arrival. 

Norristown Police were unable to comment on whether or not a suspect is in custody.

Norristown Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.