Investigation Continues After Man Shot In Face


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The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office continues to investigate a shooting that happened Sunday in Middletown Township.

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The shooter claimed he fired at a man, hitting him in the face, in self-defense Sunday at an address South Buckthorne Avenue off Brownsville Road, authorities said.

Manuel Gamiz, the spokesperson for the district attorney’s office, said the agency continued as of Tuesday to collect evidence before making a determination on whether charges are warranted.

The shooting was reported around 5 p.m. on Sunday.

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Middletown Township police Captain Pete Feeney said officers responded to a call regarding a man who had been shot in the face on the dead-end street of South Buckthorne Avenue.

The wounded man was initially taken to St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township before being transferred to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for surgery.

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As of Tuesday, the man remained hospitalized, Gamiz said.

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