Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Providence Township Police Chief Michael Jackson announced the arrest of Jordan Antrim, of Philadelphia
A Philadelphia man has been arrested for the fatal shooting and robbery of a Lower Providence Township man on Saturday afternoon.
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Providence Township Police Chief Michael Jackson announced the arrest of Jordan Antrim, 32, who faces charges including first-degree murder, second-degree Murder, third-degree murder, robbery, carrying a firearm without a license, and possessing an instrument of crime.
The incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. on Ridge Pike near Crosskeys Road, near Austin’s Beverage. Lower Providence Township Police received a 911 call from an eyewitness who reported seeing a male being shot four times, according to Steele and Jackson. After the victim collapsed to the ground, the shooter was seen rifling through the victim’s pockets, authorities allege. The responding officer immediately began performing CPR on the victim, later identified as Paul David Ley-Harris, 47.
Despite efforts to save him, Ley-Harris was pronounced dead at Einstein Hospital, authorities said.
The shooter, alleged to be Antrim, fled the scene on foot, but police quickly located Antrim just a few blocks away. He was apprehended without incident. Authorities allegedly found a Glock handgun in his waistband, which was registered to Antrim, though he did not have a permit to carry the weapon.
A subsequent investigation by Lower Providence Police and Montgomery County Detectives revealed that Ley-Harris and Antrim had been on a SEPTA bus together before the shooting. Surveillance footage from the bus allegedly showed the two men seated across from each other, with Ley-Harris visible going through his wallet in full view of Antrim.
After the shooting, Ley-Harris was found without his wallet, which is believed to have been stolen, authorities said.
An autopsy conducted by Dr. Ian Hood of the Montgomery County Coroner's Office confirmed that Ley-Harris died from multiple gunshot wounds, with the manner of death ruled a homicide.
Antrim was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Henry J. Schireson and is being held without bail at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
A preliminary hearing is set for May 29 before Judge Schireson.
Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
