READING, Pa. – Reading Police are investigating an apparent double shooting at an unpermitted “after hours club” in the city.<\/p>\n
It happened just after 6 a.m. Sunday when police were dispatched to the 1700 block of Muhlenberg Street for a reported shooting.<\/p>\n
Responding officers located multiple shell casings in the block as well as several vehicles apparently struck by gunfire.<\/p>\n
Around the same time, police say a man arrived at Reading Hospital with a gunshot wound to the upper torso. His condition is not known at the time.<\/p>\n
Several hours later, police received a separate call about a man who sustained a gunshot wound to the arm.<\/p>\n
Police believe both these shootings are tied to the incident in the 1700 block of Muhlenberg.<\/p>\n
Officers responding to the shooting scene located what police describe as an unpermitted after-hours club at the location, which is where investigators believe the altercation began.<\/p>\n
The City of Reading is currently working to enact legislation to crack down on illegal bars and after-hours clubs<\/a>.<\/p>\n The investigation into the shootings is active and ongoing.<\/p>\n