What to Know
- Montgomery County detectives said one man died and another was hurt in a gun battle inside a woman's Lansdale apartment late Monday night.
- Police said Philadelphia's Wesley Wayne Smith died at the scene. He was just 21.
- Christopher Moore, who investigators say broke into the apartment, was injured in the return of gunfire and has been charged with murder.
A man faces murder charges after investigators said he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend after breaking into a bathroom window of the woman's Montgomery County apartment late Monday night. He was injured in a return of gunfire.
Neighbors said they heard the gunfire coming from inside the Walnut Street home in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, shortly after 11 p.m.
Lansdale police arrived to find Philadelphia resident Wesley Smith dead on the floor of the master bedroom and another 21-year-old man -- identified as Lansdale's Christopher Moore Jr. -- bleeding from several gunshot wounds, according to a joint news release from Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Lansdale Township Police Chief Michael Trail.
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Moore was medevacked to a Philadelphia hospital and was expected to survive, according to the district attorney's office.
Moore was charged Tuesday afternoon with first-degree murder, burglary and related counts. Online court records didn't list an attorney who could comment for Moore, who remained hospitalized late Tuesday.
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Smith was visiting his girlfriend when Moore, "the father of her children, broke into her apartment through the bathroom window, went into the bedroom and began shooting," the news release said. "Smith returned fire."
Among the items taken from the home were two guns and several bullet casings from each gun, investigators said. Both Moore and Smith had valid permits to carry a firearm.
The county coroner and detectives could be seen at the home early Tuesday. They could be seen taking bags of evidence from the home.
NBC10's Deanna Durante learned through court documents and sources that police had been called to the apartment for domestic calls several times over the past year.
The woman wasn't hurt and the couple's children were not in the apartment at the time.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), visiting www.thehotline.org or texting LOVEIS to 22522.
