The Associated Press

Suspected Shooter Surrenders in Pennsylvania Double Killing

Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say charges are being filed in an early morning shooting that left two people dead on a Reading sidewalk and injured a third person.

Police in Reading said 26-year-old Nathaniel Spencer Jr. of Birdsboro faces two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder and related charges.


Investigators told The Reading Eagle

that he turned himself in at City Hall shortly before 5 a.m. Wednesday, about two hours after the shootings

Gunfire was reported shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday, and a man and woman were found dead on the sidewalk. Another man found nearby was taken to Reading Hospital.

A listed number for Spencer couldn't be found Wednesday and it was unclear whether he had an attorney who could comment on the charges.

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