READING, Pa.- Berks County District Attorney John Adams says they have identified the victim and the shooter from the shooting on the 600 block of Avenue B in the Glenside section of Reading on Thursday.
Adams says the shooter is not in custody, and that the shooting could have been an act of self-defense.
“At this point? We believe that the individual who is cooperating with authorities was not the person who began this dispute,” Adams said.
Investigators say they responded to a call of a shooting at 3:55 p.m.
Police say when they arrived, they found 20-year-old Amir Steele with a gunshot wound in the chest. He was later pronounced dead at Reading Hospital.
Adams says they have identified the shooter, and that he is cooperating with the investigation.
“He did come into City Hall, provided the police with a statement,” Adams said.
The DA says based on video evidence, Steele was armed, and he believes Steele was the aggressor.
“Clearly, this is a situation where self-defense may be the appropriate resolution of this incident,” Adams said.
Glenside Elementary School was placed in SECURE action due to police activity.
The district said in a statement that it will provide assistance and resources to students who may have witnessed or been otherwise impacted by the shooting.
“This type of gun violence near a school at the time when school is letting out is so dangerous and that the fact that no one was injured is comforting,” Adams said.
The DA says his office is not ready to make a ruling just yet.
“We’re really looking to maybe try to determine what the motive was. Was there a motive?” Adams explained.
Reading Police say this is still an active investigation and asks anyone with any information to contact the Reading Police at (610) 655-6116