The Victim was shot about 9:10 PM in the hallway outside his first-floor apartment by a man who lives in the same building, police said.
The shooting followed a dispute that started on the front porch of the three-story building in the middle of the block.
Article dated 8/11/2009
Reading man fatally shot in apartment building in front of his wife
Report dated 8/11/2009
Police Searching for Shooter After Murder in Reading
Article dated 8/12/2009
Drug dispute led to fatal apartment shooting in Reading, authorities say
Witnesses told police they've often seen the gunman at the apartment building but did not know his name. The gunman fled north on Fourth Street. He was described as a Latino man with a dark complexion, wearing jeans and a light-colored tank top shirt.
Report dated 8/19/2009
Police ID Suspect In Murder Of Man In Downtown Reading
Article Dated 1/22/2010
Man wanted for apartment murder in Reading arrested in Rhode Island
Article Dated 3/1/2010
Widow identifies husband's killer; defendant held for court