HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The person of interest accused of firing multiple rounds in a Jefferson Township neighborhood Sunday afternoon has been identified.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office identified the person of interest Monday as 23-year-old Alexander Edwards IV.
Around 1:30 p.m. deputies were called to the 100 block of Colgate Avenue for reports of shots fired, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
When deputies arrived they were told a sedan stopped in front of a home on Colgate Avenue.
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The man then allegedly got out of his car with a “rifle style weapon” and fired shots in a northerly direction before driving away, deputies said.
Deputies found that a house in the first block of Colgate Avenue had been hit by a bullet, but no one inside was hurt.
Investigators found over 20 shell casings in the area.
Deputies said a possible “vehicle of interest” was located in the 3700 block of Evansville Avenue, where our News Center 7 crews spotted a large police presence.
Anyone with information or who knows where Edwards is can contact the Regional Dispatch Center at 937-225- 4357(HELP).
We are working to learn more and will continue to update this story.