Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

From Lancaster’s WGAL.com of January 11, 2007

Police: 19-Year-Old Dead, 20-Year-Old Critical In Triple Shooting

A home invasion turned into a triple shooting that left one person dead in Harrisburg overnight, according to Mayor Stephen Reed's office.

Two armed men broke into an apartment house on the 1900 block of State Street around midnight and demanded drugs or money, according to officials. A fight broke out and gunshots were fired.

One of the intruders, Jason Haywood, 19, of Susquehanna Township, was killed, according to Reed's office. Another intruder, William Kelly, of the 1800 block of Briggs Street, was shot in the abdomen and is in critical condition, according to the mayor's office. The resident of the home, who is 23, was hit in the shoulder.

The Mayor said police have determined that Haywood and Kelly either shot each other during the struggle with the 23-year old male resident, or that errant gunfire during the struggle struck the pair.

The mayor's office said earlier reports that there was a third gunman, who got away in a white Neon, turned out to be false.

Police have recovered the weapons. Reed said that no charges are likely to be filed against the male resident who fought off his attackers as it is considered justifiable self-defense.

The original article has been updated and replaced with the following:

From Lancaster’s WGAL.com of January 12, 2007

Police: Robbers May Have Accidentally Shot Each Other

A home invasion turned into a triple shooting that left one person dead in Harrisburg late Wednesday night, according to Mayor Stephen Reed's office.

One of the intruders, Jason Hayward, 18, of Susquehanna Township, was killed, according to Reed's office. Another intruder, William Kelly, of the 1800 block of Briggs Street, was shot in the abdomen and is in critical condition, according to the mayor's office. The resident of the home, who is 23, was hit in the shoulder.

The Mayor said police have determined that Hayward and Kelly either shot each other during the struggle with the 23-year old male resident, or that errant gunfire during the struggle struck the pair.

The mayor's office said earlier reports that there was a third gunman, who got away in a white Neon, turned out to be false.

Police have recovered the weapons. Reed said that no charges are likely to be filed against the male resident who fought off his attackers as it is considered justifiable self-defense.

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