Alleged 'Armed And Dangerous' Bensalem Teen Turns Self In

BENSALEM, PA — A teen who authorities described as "armed and dangerous" after they say he shot a man during a drug deal gone bad in Bensalem last week has turned himself in to police.

Trejean Smith, 16, turned himself in at the Bensalem Township Police Department on Monday. Despite his age, he and Emmanuel Rodriguez, who is also 16, were charged as adults in the shooting, which happened at Creekside Apartments on Thursday.

Smith was being held Tuesday at Bucks County Correctional Facility on a $1 million bail.

At about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Bensalem Police were called to the apartments, at 2500 Knights Rd., to a report of gunshots or fireworks being set off in the complex. While investigating, they got word that a man had arrived at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg.

Investigators learned from the victim that he'd been shot during a drug deal in the parking lot of the apartments.

Police identified Smith as the shooter and named Rodriguez as an accomplice to the shooting. Both teens live at Creekside Apartments, police said. Rodriguez was arrested shortly after the shooting.

Both of them have been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, robbery and recklessly endangering another person. Smith also is charged with carrying a firearm without a license.

Photos courtesy Bensalem Township Police Department