Two teens were shot to death in Pottstown, Montgomery County DA says
The victims, ages 17 and 18, attended Pottsgrove High School, a school district spokesperson said.
Two teens were fatally shot late Monday in Pottstown, officials said.
Skyler Fox, 17, of Stowe, and Brandon Bacote-Byer, 18, of Lower Pottsgrove, were found shot multiple times next to a car that belonged to Fox, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers, responding to reports of gunfire about 11:30 p.m., found the teens lying on the ground near the intersection of Fourth and Johnson Streets amid spent shell casings, a fired bullet and a 9mm handgun with an obliterated serial number, Steele said.
The motive for the shooting remained unclear Wednesday. No arrests had been made.
Fox and Bacote-Byer were students at Pottsgrove High School. In a letter sent to parents on Tuesday, officials from the Pottsgrove School District acknowledged the students’ deaths and said grief counselors would be made available to students.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Pottstown Police Department at 610-970-6570 or Montgomery County Detectives at 610-226-5553.