Crime & Safety

Man Charged In Shooting Near Bristol Twp. Hotel

Bristol Township Police said a 20-year-old man is in custody on numerous charges involving the incident on Thursday afternoon.

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA — A 20-year-man is in custody following a shooting near the Knights Inn on Thursday afternoon, police said.

The Bristol Township Police Department responded just before noon on Thursday to a call of shots fired near the Knights Inn on Green Lane in Bristol.

Police said a man claimed that he was shot at by a known subject but was not injured.

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Police located 20-year-old Shimire Johns near the scene. He was taken into custody without incident.

Johns was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, firearms not to be carried without a license, and related charges.

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Johns was preliminarily arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Hughes. Bail was set at 10 percent of $2 million.

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