WEST NORRITON (WPVI) -- Police are investigating after a man was found dead on Friday in what they believe was a targeted attack, according to Montgomery County DA Kevin Steele.
At approximately 9 a.m., West Norriton police responded to a 911 call from a bicyclist who spotted a body near the Schuylkill River Trail. When officers arrived, they found a man about 100 feet from the trail in a steep embankment.
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The victim was identified as 25-year-old Daquan Tucker of Audubon, Pennsylvania.
Tucker died after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, according to an autopsy report.
Montgomery County detectives and West Norriton police have launched a joint investigation. According to police, Tucker likely knew his attacker, and the shooting was not random.
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Officers have not released any further information on the investigation at this time.
Anyone with information about this case should to contact the West Norristown Police Department at 610-630-1701 or call Montgomery County Detectives at 610-226-5553.