More Information Released On Road-Rage Shooting That Led to SWAT Response

Additional details were released Wednesday afternoon on the circumstances that led to the Tuesday night SWAT team response in Bristol Borough.

Borough and township police said they continued to be investigating the alleged road-rage incident that led to a shooting around 8 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect was not yet in custody as of Wednesday afternoon.

“The incident began in the area of the Bristol Borough Post Office where there was a verbal altercation between two drivers. One driver attempted to leave the area but was chased by the operator of a red SUV with New York License plates operated by a Dominican male. Once on Route 13, the driver of the red SUV reportedly fired several gun shots at the victims vehicle while traveling north bound both in Bristol Borough and Bristol Township. The red SUV then turned around at Green Lane and headed south on Route 13,” borough police said in a statement.

No one was hit with the bullets.

Borough officers reportedly keyed in on the vehicle description from an earlier disorderly person incident.

Responding officers located the vehicle in the 700 block of Pine Street and possibly spotted the suspect around 9 p.m., police said.

“Upon seeing police, the subject fled and neighbors advised that they believed the subject had fled into a residence. At this time officers from Bristol Township and Tullytown responded and secured the perimeter of the residence. Officers attempted to make contact with the occupants of the residence but were unsuccessful. Believing they were dealing with an armed barricaded subject, the Bucks County South SERT Team was activated,” authorities said.

After about six hours of tactical officers surrounding the home, entry was made once a search warrant was obtained about 3 a.m. Officers broke out a window, used a drone, and deployed a robot.

No one was located inside the home. Police also said that rumors of children being held hostage in the home were untrue.

In addition to Bristol Borough police, the Bucks County Detectives were on scene along with Bensalem Township, Bristol Township, Falls Township, and Tullytown Borough police. Fire police and borough emergency management officials also assisted at the scene.

Police said Thursday afternoon that the search for the suspect, whose name was not released, remained underway.

Police said they are “confident the suspect is out of the area and their is no threat to the Pine Street neighborhood.”

Steve Henry, Bristol Borough’s police chief, thanked residents on Pine Street and the surrounding area for their “cooperation and understanding during this incident.”