Crime & Safety
BREAKING: One Arrested In Montco Double Homicide Investigation
Two men were dead with multiple gunshot wounds at the Park Place Apartment complex in Norristown on Wednesday night.
Authorities in Montgomery County are investigating a double homicide that happened Wednesday night in Norristown.
One suspect has been arrested, according to the Times Herald. The man was found outside of the building shortly after the shooting, and a criminal complaint is pending.
According to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman, two men were found shot to death at the Park Place Apartment complex on Sandy Street in Norristown Borough. Authorities were called to the scene around 11 p.m., when they discovered one victim deceased in the hallway of the building and another one inside a nearby apartment.
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The victims have been identified as Quentin Watson Jr., 26 of Eagleville, and Marcel Edwin Edwards, 26, of Philadelphia.
Both victims were shot multiple times, authorities said.
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Authorities did not release information regarding a suspect or motive behind the crimes.
Norristown Police Department and the Montgomery County Detective Bureau are investigating.
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