Three people were killed after gunfire erupted early Saturday in a suburban Philadelphia township, forcing cancellation of a St. Patrick’s Day parade and shutting down a children’s theme park, authorities said.
Middletown Township police said there were “confirmed shootings” in neighboring Falls Township in Eastern Pennsylvania that resulted in “several gunshot victims.” Authorities in Bucks County issued a shelter-in-place order for the area, warning residents to stay in their homes and lock their doors.
One local elected official who was briefed by police said characterized the shootings as “domestic.”
Jeffry Dence, chairman of Falls Township board of supervisors, said the suspect went to two locations in the township and shot a number of victims, including three who died. The suspect then carjacked a vehicle and drove to Trenton, Dence said.
