$1,500 offered for suspect involved in Chester, Pennsylvania gun battle

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
$1,500 offered for suspect involved in Chester gun battle
$1,500 offered for suspect involved in Chester gun battle. Brian Taff has more on Action News at 10 p.m. on September 24, 2019.

CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- U.S. Marshals are looking for a man in connection with a shooting near Chester High School last week.

According to authorities, 38-year-old Haneef Payne is wanted for possession of a weapon in relation to the shooting.

Payne and another unidentified male were captured on video recklessly firing guns at one another on Friday, September 20.

A gun battle in Chester, Pennsylvania between two men was caught on camera.

They say he took off in a silver Ford Mustang which has been recovered by authorities.

The Marshals Service is offering a $1,500 cash reward for information leading to his arrest.

Just hours before this gun battle, in a nonrelated incident, two Chester High School students were injured in a shooting.

Chester Police Commissioner Otis Blair said they are adding more officers to the force to tackle the violence.