From Philadelphia’s PhillyBurbs.com of September 8, 2005
DA: Fatal shooting self-defense
The Bucks County District Attorney's Office has dropped attempted murder charges against two men in connection with the fatal shooting of 19-year-old William Collins III of Bensalem.
But authorities will prosecute two other men - a father and son - on aggravated assault charges related to the case.
The June 5 shooting at Route 1 and Old Lincoln Highway in Bensalem was justified, First Assistant District Attorney David Zellis said Wednesday, after attempted murder charges were dropped against Jason Anderson and Samuel Balogun, both 26-year-old Bensalem men. Anderson and Balogun fired a total of six shots, Zellis said.
A shot from Balogun's 9 mm handgun struck Collins after he had smashed the windows of a car carrying Anderson, Balogun and two other people with a baseball bat, said the prosecutor.
Another shot struck and injured a bystander, but none of Anderson's shots struck anyone, Zellis said.
"After a complete and thorough investigation, witness statements and physical evidence concluded that Balogun shot in self-defense and his actions were justified," Zellis said. "Anderson was also acting in self-defense."
It was unclear Wednesday why attempted murder charges were filed when the shooting resulted in a death.
Though the two no longer face attempted murder charges, Anderson was charged Wednesday with carrying a firearm - a .40-caliber handgun - without a permit, plus recklessly endangering another person and carrying a small amount of marijuana.
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