Video shows Ohio police chasing person of interest in Bensalem teen's murder

Police video captures the moment officers attempted to pull over a vehicle sought in connection to a triple shooting that left a teenage boy dead on Halloween.

Peter Romano, 14, was killed when a gunman opened fire on a crowd during a fight outside a Bensalem shopping mall. Two other teenagers were also injured.

Days later, a person of interest was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wounds after a police pursuit in Marysville, Ohio.

Dash and body worn camera footage obtained from local police shows the driver taking off in a stolen vehicle, leading officers on a chase.

The driver and passenger then got out of the vehicle, and fled on foot.

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Person of interest found dead in Ohio after 14-year-old killed in Bensalem triple shooting: police

A man wanted in connection to the murder of a teenage boy, and injuring of two others, was found dead across state lines, according to law enforcement.

Police later located the body of the driver, identified as 19-year-old Sean Hughes, in a nearby field.

The passenger was arrested just a few feet away. Joshua Marquez now faces a felony weapons charge.

Police say they are still investigating what brought Hughes to Ohio, where he was staying, and if Marquez is connected to the Bensalem murder.


 

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