Ex-boyfriend charged with murder in shooting death of Lower Moreland woman

Tuesday, November 26, 2019
LOWER MORELAND, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A 61-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend in Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, police said Tuesday.

According to investigators, Williams Tomas Torres, 61, of Elkton, Maryland, has been arrested in the homicide of Jeanne Edwards, 57.


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Police were dispatched to a home in the 2300 block of Dale Road in the Huntingdon Valley section of Lower Moreland Township at about 2:25 p.m. on Monday.

When officers arrived, they found Edwards suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

According to investigators, the victim's son arrived home and heard a "pop" as he pulled into the driveway. When he went inside, he found his mother's ex-boyfriend standing in the doorway holding a shotgun pointed at him.



Torres left the house and the victim's son called 911.
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An autopsy performed on Tuesday revealed that Edwards died as a result of multiple shotgun wounds to the torso.

Only Action News is there as Lower Moreland police escort William Torres from court.



Torres is charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, simple assault recklessly endangering another person and possession of an instrument of crime.



He was being held without bond and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 10.
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