One dead, one injured in Pottstown shooting
POTTSTOWN A 22-year-old man was killed early Friday morning at an apartment complex in Pottstown, authorities said. At 12:36 a.m., the Pottstown Police Department went to the King Street Commons Apartments at 262 King Street, in repsonse to a report of a shooting. The victim, whose identity was withheld until relatives are notified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
POTTSTOWN A 22-year-old man was killed early Friday morning at an apartment complex in Pottstown, authorities said.
At 12:36 a.m., the Pottstown Police Department went to the King Street Commons Apartments at 262 King Street, in repsonse to a report of a shooting. The victim, whose identity was withheld until relatives are notified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second man was taken to Reading Hospital in West Reading, and is being treated for gunshot wounds. No information on his condition was available.
Pottstown police and Montgomery County detectives will conduct a joint homicide investigation. Anyone with information about the incident can call Pottstown police at 610-970-6570 or county detectives at 610-278-3368.
- Carolyn Davis