1 Critical Following Bristol Twp. Shooting


Police examine the trunk of a vehicle driven by a gunshot victim. Credit: Amanda Kuehnle/LevittownNow.com
Police examine the trunk of a vehicle driven by a gunshot victim.
Credit: Amanda Kuehnle/LevittownNow.com

A 19-year-old man was shot shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Orangewood Park Apartments off Mill Creek Road in Bristol Township, police said.

Lt. Guy Sava said the man was transported from Lower Bucks Hospital to Temple University Medical Center and remains in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds, he said.

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Investigators have a suspect in the shooting, Sava said, adding that no arrest is expected Wednesday.

Police confirm to LevittownNow.com that the large Bristol Township police response and investigation that took place late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning at the Orangewood Park Apartments was connected to the wounded man who came into Lower Bucks Hospital Tuesday hours before.

Police at the apartment complex executing their search warrant connected to the shooting. Credit: Stephanie Nicolette
Police at the apartment complex executing their search warrant connected to the shooting.
Credit: Stephanie Nicolette

Sava said a search warrant was executed at the complex.

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Police source said the shooting appears to be drug related. Sava and District Attorney David Heckler did not comment on whether drugs played a role in the shooting.

Detectives interviewed several people as part of their investigation during the morning hours and are expected to talk to even more Wednesday afternoon, police said.

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Officers were called to Lower Bucks Hopsital after the 19-year-old man with a gunshot arrived in a dark-colored car. Detectives were on-scene for several hours and were seen searching the car.

Residents at the apartment complex off Mill Creek Road said police told them they were investigating a shooting. One man said it appeared police were searching for shell casings.

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