PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Authorities in West Norriton are investigating a homicide after a man’s body was found in a wooded area adjacent to the Schuylkill River Trail.
Police responded to a call on March 3 at 9 a.m. by a bicyclist who spotted the body between the trail and the river, near the border of West Norriton Township and Norristown.
He was located down a steep embankment, about 100 feet from the trail.
The victim was later identified as 25-year-old Daquan Tucker of Audubon.
An autopsy found Tucker was shot multiple times. The coroner’s office concluded the attack was a homicide. Investigators believe Tucker knew his attacker.
Anyone with information on what transpired is urged to contact the West Norriton Police Department at 610-630-1701 or Montgomery County Detectives at 610-226-5553.
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