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Six hurt in shooting at Montgomery County Wawa

Police determine 'no ongoing threat to the public' after late night incident involving 'members of two rival motorcycle gangs'

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  • Montgomery County

Six people from “two rival motorcycle gangs” were hurt in a shooting last Friday night at a Wawa on West Main Street, according to the West Norriton Township Police Department.

Police responded to the incident around 9:11 p.m. at the gas station at West Main Street near Trooper Road. Residents were “encouraged to avoid the area” late Friday while local law enforcement conducted an investigation in partnership with the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, police said in a statement.

Findings determined “there is no ongoing threat to the public” as “the incident appears to be isolated,” according to police, who said the six people injured were taken to area hospitals.

The circumstances leading up to the incident and the status of the condition of the injured parties were unclear.

Anyone with information should contact the West Norriton Township Police Department 610-630-1701 or the Montgomery County Detective Bureau at 610-278-3000.


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