Police Investigating Another East End Shooting on Wednesday
Several shots were reportedly fired in the 200 block of Spruce Street.
According to The Times Herald, less than 18 hours before a similar incident that happened less than four blocks away, police are once again investigating a report of shots fired on the East End – this time in the 200 block of East Spruce Street. Police reportedly responded to the area at approximately 6:15 p.m. after a caller reported hearing six shots fired. Officer recovered six shell casings and a cell phone from the scene, and reportedly found a bullet hole through an apartment window and blood on the front steps of one building in the area. According to the Herald, an 11-year-old witness told police he thought he saw at least one man running from the scene holding his leg as though he'd been shot. Police reportedly notified area …
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Barbara C.
2:12 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012
There a lot of reasons why these things happen. Drug dealing, lack of parental control are just two of them. Norristown is not what it was like 40-50 years ago. My children grew up in Norristown and they played outside in the streets and no one bothered them. Of course, I kept tabs on them and knew where they were and what they were doing. It is not a safe place now! more ›