Bristol Township police continue to investigate a fatal shooting that killed one man and left two more clinging to life.
Police told reporters late Tuesday morning that the shooting might have been part of a home invasion. Acting Bristol Township Police Chief Lt. John Godzieba said detectives are not yet sure if anything was taken during the possible home invasion or if drugs were involved. However, the acting chief did note that there were no signs of forced entry at the home.
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Investigators spent the morning combing through the outside of the house at 913 Winder Drive while detectives inside photographed and 3D mapped the crime scene. Police focused on two cars parked outside the house also, gathering evidence as they processed the scene.
Tyrone Moss, 24, of the Bloomsdale-Fleetwing section of Bristol Township, was killed in the house at 913 Winder Drive early Tuesday morning, police said.
Joshua Johnson, 29, a wheelchair-bound resident of the Winder Drive home, was shot in the head and Lamel Duffy, 24, of Levittown, suffered a gunshot wound to the back, according to authorities. Duffy is seriously injured and Johnson is on life support at Aria Health’s Torresdale campus in Philadelphia.
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Godzieba said police did not yet have a suspect in the shooting., he did, however, add that shell casings had been recovered but no weapon.
Family and friends of the victims along with neighbors took in the scene along Winder Drive with many visibly distraught over the fatal shooting.
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Johnson, according to friends and family, was in a wheelchair due to injuries sustained in a Philadelphia shooting several years ago.
While police did not announce a motive for the shooting, neighbors told LevittownNow.com drugs likely played a factor.
Godzieba told reporters early Tuesday morning police are familiar with the address of the shooting and had been called to the address in the past. Godzieba didn’t elaborate on the specifics of those police contacts.
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Moss’ mother arrived to the homicide scene shortly after 10:20 a.m. with tears in her eyes. Friends and family comforted her, as she took in the scene in front of her marked off by yellow crime scene tape.
Police officials said they expect to be at the scene for an extended period of time.
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