Self-Defense Indicated In Fatal Upper Southampton Shooting: Police

UPPER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA —The man who shot and killed two men and injured another in a bar parking lot Friday night may have acted in self-defense, police said Monday.

Detective James Schirmer told Patch Monday that the shooter —who has not been identified —may have acted in self-defense according to preliminary evidence from surveillance video police reviewed from two businesses near the Steam Pub on 606 Second Street Pike in Southampton.

Schirmer said that the late Friday night altercation took place in the parking lot and that police believe possibly five or six bullets were fired. He said no decision on criminal charges is expected until later this week.

The victims identified in the shooting were Steven A. Panebianco, 30, of Bensalem, and Raymond A. Farrell IV, 28, of Philadelphia. Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck was expected to conduct autopsies Sunday. The results have yet to be revealed.

Police have not released the name or age of the man who fired the shots. Schirmer said the man remained on the scene until police arrived. Police have also not released the name of a 24-year-old man who was injured.

At 11:31 p.m. Friday, Bucks County 911 received numerous calls reporting that several people were shot in the parking lot of the Steam Pub, which sits above a strip center of shops, including the Alley Cats Salon.

The shooting is still under investigation.

Anyone with information about the shooting is being asked to contact the Upper Southampton Police Department at 215- 364-5000 ext. 115.