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Gunman Snuck Through Bathroom Window In Deadly Montco Apartment Shootout: DA
One man is dead and another was airlifted to a Philadelphia hospital following an exchange of gunfire in a Lansdale apartment unit late Monday, April 17, authorities say.
Police were called to the Walnut Arms Apartments around 11:10 p.m. for a reported shooting, District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a release.
They arrived to find 21-year-old Wesley Wayne Smith of Philadelphia dead on the floor, authorities said. Christopher Moore Jr., 21, of Philadelphia, was also found shot and flown to Jefferson Hospital, where he is expected to recover, police added.
Walnut Arms Apartments, Lans…
Philly Caretaker, 25, Accidentally Shoots Disabled MontCo Resident, 71, In Face With New Gun
A 25-year-old employee at a Montgomery County assisted living facility accidentally shot a 71-year-old resident in the face Saturday night, authorities said.
The caretaker, a Philadelphia resident, was alone with three residents at the home on the 600 block of Rosemont Avenue in Upper Gwynedd, when the incident occurred around 8 a.m. Saturday, local police said.
The home is owned by Jewish Employment and Vocation Services and is operated as Community Living and Home Support for special needs adults.
There, police learned that the caretaker -- who had been working at the hou…
