Police and EMS responded to multiple reports of gunshot victims Saturday evening in West Reading and Wyomissing, but details remain limited.
At approximately 7:04 p.m., a 911 call was dispatched referencing a reported shooting near the Sunoco at 5th and Penn Avenue in West Reading. The caller, who was not on scene, reported a 17-year-old male had been shot in the leg. Officers responded to the area but found no evidence of a shooting, and the location was later marked unfounded.
A short time later at 7:23 p.m., a gunshot victim arrived at the Tower Health Urgent Care in Wyomissing. Police and EMS responded, and the individual was transported to Reading Hospital.
According to West Reading Police, the shooting did not occur in their borough. They confirmed that the individual injured in the incident was transported in a personal vehicle from the City of Reading and passed through the area of 5th and Penn en route to the hospital.
While initial dispatches suggested the possibility of a second victim, only one gunshot victim is confirmed at this time.
Berks Weekly has submitted a request for additional information from Reading Police and will provide updates as they become available.
