Revolver Found, Man Charged In Connection With Winder Village Shooting

An 18-year-old Bristol Township man was arraigned Saturday morning in connection to a Winder Village shooting that left two men dead.

Joseph Williams was arraigned mid-morning before District Judge Leonard Brown on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, firearms not to be carried without a license, discharge of a firearm in an occupied structure, possession of an instrument of crime, and reckless endangerment.

According to authorities, Williams was outside of a home in the 900 block of Elmhurst Avenue in Bristol Township around 7 p.m. Friday when a gray Chrysler 300 pulled up and a group of men got out.

Jahmier Wilson, also known as Man Montana, motioned for Williams. The two began to argue, police paperwork says.

Williams pulled out a handgun, pointed it at one of the men, and opened fire when the men went to flee, police said.

Two men outside of the home were struck by gunfire and pronounced dead at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in Philadelphia.

It was not immediately clear if the two men who were killed were struck by bullets fired by Williams or if there was another shooter.

At least two of the bullets struck the side of the house and kitchen of a home in the 900 block of Elmhurst Avenue, which had five people, including a 3 year old, inside. No one inside the home was seriously hurt.

Three men, including Williams, were spotted running from the scene of the shooting on Weston Avenue, police said.

A revolver with spent shell casings in it was reportedly found by police in the 700 block of Winder Drive.

The three men were located behind a home on the 700 block of Winder Drive, police said.

LevittownNow.com spotted Williams and another man being taken into police custody shortly before 8 p.m. Friday. As of Saturday morning, the other man had not been charged with any crimes.

Neighbors said the shooting happened as families were preparing to send their high school sophomores and juniors off to prom at Harry S. Truman High School. Some families were outside taking photos of prom-goers when the shots rang out in the residential section.

Police worked at the scene of the shooting in the 900 block of Elmhurst Avenue throughout Friday night and into early Saturday. By 10 a.m., the scene had been cleared.

More information on the shooting investigation was expected to be released Saturday afternoon or evening.

Williams was thrust into the national spotlight in 2013 when his mother alleged that Tullytown police assaulted him after a traffic stop relating to a retail theft from Walmart. The FBI and county cleared Tullytown officers of wrongdoing in the incident. Authorities said at the time that the then-14-year-old was Tasered by police trying to catch up to him as the handcuffed boy ran toward the busy lanes of travel on Route 13.

Williams was transported to the Bucks County Correctional Facility in Doylestown Saturday morning after he was unable to post 10 percent of $750,000 bail.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.