3 men shot during party robbery in Norristown

A Norristown man was hospitalized with a bullet wound to the head after a group of armed bandits stormed his apartment, shot three men, and robbed several women during a party Sunday night, police said. The shooting erupted around 9 p.m. when at least three gunmen crashed the party in the 1300 block of Arch Street, according to Norristown Police Lt. Kevin McKeon. The assailants stole at least four purses and shot three men, he said.

Kevin Ringgold, who lived in the apartment, was shot in the head, McKeon said. A second victim took a bullet to a knee and a third was shot in a thigh, he said. The men, all in their 20s, were taken to area hospitals, according to McKeon. The robbers fled. McKeon said that two of the three suspects wore bandannas and hooded sweatshirts. He said investigators hoped to learn more after interviewing witnesses. "We're just in the beginning of this investigation," he said. - John P. Martin