A $5,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspect involved in a fatal shooting that occurred in Norristown Friday afternoon.
Police were dispatched to the 800 block of Arch Street at 2:02 p.m. on Oct. 7 for a report of a shooting. Arriving officers located 47-year-old Anthony Vitelli, of Norristown, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was subsequently transported to Paoli Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m.
Investigators said they recovered eight 9mm shell casings and a deformed projectile from the scene.
Surveillance footage from the area around the shooting showed Vitelli walking with another male in the parking lot of Jefferson Court Apartments as a separate group of three people are standing at the corner of the parking lot near the rear sidewalk area of the apartment complex, investigators said. As Vitelli approaches the rear sidewalk, a Black male wearing a black hoodie, black facemask, black pants, white gloves, and pink socks emerges from the rear sidewalk and begins firing at the group on the corner, however he struck Vitelli in the chest instead, according to investigators.
The shooter then fled on foot towards Arch Street.
“The video surveillance of the shooting, as well as video from a residence’s Ring camera, shows the suspect running and walking,” said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele. “We are hoping someone will recognize the shooter and contact police to claim the $5,000 reward. We do not believe Mr. Vitelli was the intended target of the shooter.”
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Norristown Police Department at 610-270-0977 or call Montgomery County Detectives at 610-226-5553. Anonymous text tips can be submitted using MontcoCrimeTips on the STOPit! app.
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