The heavy police response in the Morrisville section of Falls Township Thursday night in which one man shoot another in the leg looks to be a potential stand your ground conflict with the investigation remaining highly active Falls authorities said.
On Thursday, November 6, at approximately 8:30 PM, Falls Township Police were dispatched to the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Morrisville, to investigate the report of a male suffering from a gunshot wound to an upper extremity, police said in a media release.
“The preliminary investigation determined that a 67-year-old male resident of Bristol Township was in the wooded area of the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue where a 65-year-old male lived on the property in a camper. During what is preliminary believed at this time to be a dispute, the male sustained a shooting injury and retreated back to the roadway,” Lt Chris Clark, said
Following the shooting, the 65-year-old male exited the camper and entered the wooded area. Falls Township Police, assisted by Morrisville Borough, Lower Makefield and Middletown Township Police, then established a perimeter in the deeply wooded area where a shelter in place advisory was issued. Philadelphia Police Department’s aviation unit responded and assisted with an unsuccessful FLIR thermal image search, police said.
Detective John Vella established contact with the 65-year-old male via telephone and successfully negotiated his returning to the scene and he cooperated with investigators, police said.
The male sustaining the gunshot wound was transported to Capital Health, New Jersey, with non-life-threatening injuries, Clark said.
“As of this time, no charges related to the shooting have been filed as the investigation remains very active,” Falls Twp authorities said.
Clark said anyone with information is asked to contact Detective John Vella at (215) 302-3317, or via email at j.vella@fallstwppd.com. Information may also be provided anonymously at (215) 949-9120, or via email at tiplines@fallstwppd.com
