Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Fourth Victim Found in Trunk of Car at Scene of Early Morning Shooting in Norristown
Medevac was requested for at least three people reported injured in an early morning shooting at Arch and Moore streets and now a fourth victim has been reported found beaten and tied up in the trunk of a car.
Update 8 a.m.: The Times Herald is reporting that a fourth female victim was found beaten and tied up in the trunk of a car at the scene of this morning's shooting on East Moore Street.
"We’re obtaining search warrants," Chief Russell Bono told the Herald. "We have multiple suspects, and we have people in custody, but we’re still separating the suspects from the victims."
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Original story:
According to the Breaking News Network, police and emergency medical services received a call for a medevac for victims of a shooting that reportedly happened in the area of Arch and East Moore streets just before 5 a.m. this morning.
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Details are scarce, but at least three victims have been reported injured and flown to nearby hospitals for treatment and police are said to have recovered a machine gun from the scene.
According to ABC6 Action News, bullet casings are everywhere and at least one car and a house are riddled with bullet holes.
Norristown Patch will have more information as it becomes available.
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