Driver In Reading Crash Was Shot Before Collision: Authorities

The driver who was found dead on a Reading street after hitting a parked car early Thursday morning, Sept. 21 was killed by gunfire, authorities now believe.

700 block of Schuylkill Avenue; Reading police.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps (Street View)/Reading Police*

Mac Bullock

09/22/2023 1:28 p.m.

The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at Reading Hospital after crashing into another vehicle on the 700 block of Schuylkill Avenue around 2 a.m., city police previously said.

Investigators now say the driver suffered a single, fatal gunshot wound to the chest. Their manner of death was ruled homicide, police added.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Reading Police Department at 610-655-6116.

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