UPDATED: 8:51 a.m., Tuesday:
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Bristol Borough police released Tuesday morning that they are searching for two tall and thin black males last spotted fleeing toward Pond Street on foot.
“The shooting does not appear to be a random act,” police said.
A Bensalem police K-9 unit was brought in to assist borough police.
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Bristol police and Bucks County Detectives are working the case.
Anyone with information on the shooting has been asked to call Detective William Davis at 215-788-7813 ext. 2425.
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Original Post:
A 19-year-old man was critically wounded after he was struck multiple times by gunfire Monday night.
The shooting happened on Penn Street between Wood and Pond streets in Bristol Borough shortly after 9 p.m., Chief of Police Steve Henry said.
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The injured man was found shot outside and was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in Philadelphia for care.
The suspects who shot the young man were not in custody and police were gathering evidence as of 11 p.m., Henry said.
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The chief said it was too early to release further details on the man who was shot and the suspects.
Neighbors said they heard multiple gunshots and saw police searching nearby paths and alleyways.
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Officers from Bristol and Tullytown were spotted checking out several vehicles and also searching the ground around the crime scene.
