A man accused of breaking into a home, shooting two people and then stealing a car while running away has been arrested and charged, according to the Reading Police Department.
At about 2:07 a.m. on Friday, July 10, officers with the Reading Police Department responded to a home on the 500 block of Lancaster Avenue in Reading for reports of a shooting, officials said.
When officers got to the house, they found two men, identified as a 57-year-old man and 45-year-old Alex Rosado-Laboy, suffering from gunshot wounds, police reported.
During the investigation, detectives said they found that Amaury Rosado-Laboy, 43, had broken into the house and ultimately shot both of the victims.
Amaury Rosado-Laboy then stole a car before fleeing from Pennsylvania into New York, according to police.
Alex Rosado-Laboy died from his injuries and the 57-year-old man was badly hurt, police said.
The next day, on July 11, Amaury Rosado-Laboy was arrested by officers with the Woodbury Police Department in Orange County, New York, and is waiting to be extradited, officials explained.
He will be facing murder, attempted murder, burglary and other related charges.
If you have any information on this case, please call the Reading Police Department at 610-655-6116. You can leave an anonymous tip on the Crime Alert Berks County’s tip line at 1-877-373-9913.