The Berks County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was fatally shot after, police say, a suspect forced entry into a Reading home Friday.
On Sunday morning, Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel identified the shooting victim as 45-year-old Alex B. Rosado-Laboy. According to police, he was one of two men who were shot after a suspect forcibly entered a home in the 500 block of Lancaster Avenue.
At about 2:07 a.m. Friday, July 10, officers with the Reading Police Department responded to the home after receiving reports of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found Rosado-Laboy dead inside the apartment where he lived.
An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday, July 13, at Reading Hospital.
The condition of the other man is unknown at this time.
According to police, the incident remains under investigation and is not believed to be a random act of violence.
Anyone with information related to the homicide investigation is asked to contact the Reading Police Department at 610-655-6116. Information can also be provided anonymously by calling Crime Alert Berks County’s tip line at 1-877-373-9913.
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