UPDATE: Philly Man ID’ed As Shooting Suspect Killed After Chase
UPDATED: 8:59 p.m., Wednesday:
The man shot in the face at a Middletown Township apartment complex Wednesday afternoon was acting as a “good Samaritan,” according to the community’s police chief.
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The man was in surgery at St. Mary Medical Center as of Wednesday evening. He is expected to recover, police Chief Joseph Bartorilla told LevittownNow.com.
The man suspected of shooting the complex resident was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police in the area of Adams and Whitaker avenues in Philadelphia’s Crescentville neighborhood after fleeing Lower Bucks County, according to authorities.
The suspect first was involved in a domestic dispute at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway (Route 413) when his female partner ran to neighboring units for help. At that point, which was around 2:30 p.m., one neighbor assisted and he was then shot in the face by the suspect, police said.
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“He was a good Samaritan. The guy shot him,” the chief said.
Middletown Township Detective Lt. Steve Forman said the suspect took off from the apartments in a vehicle and led Levittown-area police on a chase that wound down Veterans Highway, around surrounding areas, and onto I-95 south. The chase then went onto Roosevelt Boulevard before it ended with the suspect and police exchanging gunfire.
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Bartorilla said Philadelphia police were handling the fatal shooting portion of the investigation and had interviewed officers who were involved.
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Police from Bristol, Falls Township, Lower Makefield Township, and Middletown Township were involved in the chase, along with city police and the Pennsylvania State Police.
Bucks County Detectives and the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office along with officers from the Penndel Borough, Northampton Township, Newtown Township, Lower Southampton Township, and Upper Southampton Township police departments were spotted assisting at the Middletown Township scene.
Neighbors at the apartment complex noted that it is normally a quiet area with few problems.
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UPDATED: 4:37 p.m., Wednesday:
The suspect being pursued for the shooting at a Middletown Township apartment complex was shot dead by police in Philadelphia.
The male suspect, whose information was not yet released, was shot following a vehicle chase that started in the Levittown-area and ended in the area of Adams and Whitaker avenues in the city, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
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The man the suspect was accused of shooting at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway around 2:30 p.m. was hit in the face. He was transported to St. Mary Medical Center and expected to survive, sources said.
Detectives were at the scenes in Middletown Township and Philadelphia.
It was not immediately clear what led to the shooting.
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Original Story:
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A shooting happened at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway in Middletown Township around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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It was unclear if anyone was injured.
A suspect was reportedly being pursued by officers after the shooting. That chase went into Philadelphia.
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Police from numerous towns were on scene and establishing a large crime scene as of 3:25 p.m.
Several bystanders at the scene appeared upset.
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Few further confirmed details were immediately available.
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