READING, Pa. – Police in Reading say they have a person of interest after a shooting in the city left a man dead Thursday.
Officers responded to 600 block of Avenue B in the Glenside section of the city for a report of a shooting, the Reading Police Department said in a news release.
Officers found a man at the scene with a gunshot wound to the chest, city police said. Officers began lifesaving measures, and the man was taken to Reading Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to city police.
City police said investigators have a person of interest who is cooperating with the investigation.
Video footage shows a fight between the victim and the male just prior to the shooting, city police said.
Police said the investigation is active and ongoing.
Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has information about it, to contact the Reading Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 610-655-6116 or Crime Alert Berks at 877-373-9913.