NORRISTOWN — Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of any or all of the perpetrators of a robbery and homicide on West Wood Street Saturday night in Norristown.
Police were called to the scene in the zero block of West Wood and Powell Streets at 7:49 p.m. and found William Grover Carter, 35, of Norristown, dead of a gunshot wound on the west side of West Wood Street, according to a press release from Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Norristown Police Chief Jacqueline Bailey-Davis.
A joint homicide investigation by Norristown Police and Montgomery County Detectives found that Carter left the home of an acquaintance on Powell Street to retrieve something from his vehicle when he was attacked, robbed, and shot.
Video surveillance captured three male subjects as they ran from a grey Toyota RAV-4 and robbed the victim. A fourth male remained in the driver’s seat of the Toyota.
After they robbed him, one suspect shot and killed Carter. The men then fled in the Toyota, speeding away westbound on West Wood Street.
At approximately 3 a.m., Norristown Police were dispatched to a vehicle fire at Willow and Roberts streets. They arrived to find a grey Toyota Rav-4 completely engulfed in flames. Police determined that the vehicle had been stolen in Cheltenham on Dec. 21, 2023, and believe it was the same vehicle used by the assailants.
The police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying any of the suspects. A reward of $5,000 is being offered for information about this crime. Anyone with information should contact Norristown Police at 610-270-0977 or Montgomery County Detectives at 610-226-5553.
Source: Berkshire mont
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