MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — A second man has been charged in connection with last weekend's deadly shooting inside a Montgomery County bowling alley.
20-year-old Raymir Johnson of Landsdowne has been arrested and charged with two felony counts of hindering apprehension/prosecution.
Montgomery County district Attorney Kevin Steele said Johnson, who was identified through witness interviews and video surveillance, is believed to have been the driver of the getaway car following the deadly shooting at Our Town Alley — formerly Facenda Whitaker Lanes — on February 20.
According to a joint investigation between Montgomery County detectives and East Norriton police, Johnson, 17-year-old Jamel Barnwell and another man walked into the bowling alley — and a few minutes later, got into a fight with another group of people there.
Police said Barnwell pulled out a gun and fatally shot 29-year-old Frank Wade of Philadelphia. Authorities estimated there were about 50 to 75 people inside at the time, including children.
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Barnwell later surrendered to police and has since been charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault. Four relatives of Wade, who were also hurt, are expected to recover.
According to police, Johnson and the two others left their cell phones behind when they fled. Investigators don't yet have a motive for the shooting.
Johnson is being held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility on $250,000 bail as he awaits his preliminary hearing on March 8.