Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
UPDATE: Police Say Lack Of Cooperation Hampering Stabbing, Drive-By Shooting Investigation
Falls Township police were untangling a messy Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning that led to several people being stabbed and shots fired.
Around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, police received a call that led to the discovery that four people were stabbed at the Penn Valley Elementary School property on North Turn Lane in Levittown.
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Two people were taken to St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township for serious stab wounds, but they are expected to survived, said Falls Township police Lt. Hank Ward, who is serving as the interim chief.
There was later a call for shots fired along Willow Drive, but no one was reported to be hit. It is believed two different firearms were used, police said.
Willow Drive near Willowwood Turn and Levittown Parkway was reportedly closed into early Wednesday as Falls Township police and Bucks County Detectives scoured the scene.
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Several crimes scenes were established in the wake of the incidents.
Ward said it is believed a fight stemming from social media arguments led to the stabbing and shooting. However, none of the people involved have been cooperative.
No charges had been filed as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Detectives will be spending Wednesday morning gathering evidence and conducting interviews to determine what exactly happened, Ward said.
Police are expected to release more information Wednesday afternoon.
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