Man Found Guilty For Role In 2014 Triple Shooting That Left Two Dead

A 28-year-old man was found guilty of two counts of first-degree homicide in relation to a July 2014 Bristol Township robbery that ended with two men dead and a third suffering gunshot wounds.

Judge Rea B. Boylan handed down her verdict in the trial for Eric Dillard Jr. Wednesday afternoon at the Bucks County Justice Center in Doylestown. The guilty verdict on first-degree homicide and all other charges comes after a trial that started on Monday.

On Friday, the judge will begin the sentencing phase of the case. Dillard is facing the death penalty.

Dillard, according to prosecutors, Demetrius Antonio Baker, 31, and Anthony King walked into the home at 913 Winder Drive around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Inside, a robbery took place and Tyrone Moss, 31, and wheelchair-bound Joshua Johnson, 29, were shot dead while their hands were bound. Lamel Duffy survived and suffered serious gunshot wounds in the incident.

According to court papers, money, clothes, sneakers, a watch and an Xbox were taken during robbery.

The Doylestown Intelligencer reported that Deputy District Attorney Antonetta Stancu said in closing arguments that Baker manned the getaway car while Dillard and King shot the three men inside the home.

Before the shooting, it is alleged that one of the robbers said “it’s flat line time.”

Craig Penglase, Dillard’s attorney, said during his closing argument that prosecutors had failed to make a case for first- or second-degree homicide. He also stated that none of the testimony in the case proves that Dillard fired the fatal shots, the newspaper reported.

Johnson, the lone survivor of the shooting, did not testify during the trial.

Baker, who is facing charges similar to Dillard, took the stand Monday and reportedly said he “wanted the truth to be out.”

Authorities have indicated that King who played a large role in the robbery and shooting died weeks after the Bristol Township incident. According to police sources, King was shot in Philadelphia while driving, causing him to lose control and slam into a brick-faced building that ended up collapsing on him.

A gun used in the shooting was found in Philadelphia. City police and state troopers analyzed the handgun and found out that is matched the bullet casings recovered at the Winder Drive shooting scene.

Data from cell phones belonging to Baker, Dillard and King were also used by Bucks County Detectives and Bristol Township police as they worked to crack the triple-shooting.

A year after the shooting, families of the victims looked for justice in the case.

“We don’t want any retaliation,” said Kim Wilson, Moss’ aunt. “We just want justice.”