The Brief
- One person is dead and another is in custody after a shooting Tuesday night in Lansdowne.
- Police are still searching for a second suspect, but they have not shared a description.
- One resident who lives near where the shooting happened said he was “shocked” by the news of violence in his normally quiet community.
PHILADELPHIA – One person is in custody and another is on the run after a deadly overnight shooting in a normally quiet Philadelphia suburb.
Deadly Lansdowne shooting
What we know:
Officers from the Lansdowne Police Department were called to the area of Blackburn Street and North Maple Avenue around 10:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
Police found a man in the street suffering from a fatal gunshot wound, and immediately began sweeping the area for a suspect. Officers locked down a nearby apartment where the suspects were seen fleeing after the shooting.…