Reading, Pa. – A Berks County man is in custody after a shooting in the city left two people injured early Sunday morning.
Edward Castro Santos, 27, of Reading, was arrested for aggravated assault and weapons charges, along with related charges, for his alleged role in the incident, according to court documents.
His preliminary hearing is Nov. 13, and his bail is set at $50,000.
The Reading Police Department says officers responded to the shooting about 4 a.m. outside of a house party.
When they arrived at the area of Douglass and Birch streets, police say they found two victims — one shot in the arm, and another shot in the leg. Both were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Police say they found two double-parked cars, one of which had three bullet holes in the driver’s side.
Police found spent and unspent ammunition on the sidewalk, according to a criminal complaint. Additionally, there were spent shell casings on the steps leading to the house of the party, according to the same complaint.
Authorities say surveillance video shows an unknown man in light-colored clothing shooting east on the 1200 block of Douglass Street, where the incident unfolded.
Castro Santos, who identified himself in the video, can be seen standing in front of one of the double-parked cars, according to authorities. He can be seen in dark-colored clothing taking a shooting stance and pointing “an item” east, according to a criminal complaint.
Authorities say Castro Santos told police he had a handgun on him, but he didn’t fire it because he didn’t have ammunition.
Castro Santos told police he was inside the home of the house party when he heard an argument in the living room, according to the same complaint. While in the house, Castro Santos said he was pistol-whipped in the head by an unknown person.
Another person at the scene also told police an argument broke out at the party, and people were leaving when an unknown man exited the basement breezeway of the home and began shooting, according to the criminal complaint.
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