Easter Shooter Apprehended by Lower Gwynedd Police, Report Says

A 20-year-old Philadelphia man was apprehended by Lower Gwynedd Police on Easter Sunday, after he allegedly fled the scene of a shooting in Lansdale.

The incident occurred at 4 p.m. along the unit block of Ridge Street in Lansdale, where the alleged shooter – identified as Karim Walker, of Philadelphia – engaged in a dispute with his girlfriend's two brothers, according to police. Walker allegedly began yelling at the brothers in the alley, before pulling a handgun from his waistband and firing a single shot at the two men, the report states.

No one was harmed during the incident.

Walker then fled the scene eastbound on Route 63 in a black Ford SUV, which was also occupied by his two-year-old son, police said. He was apprehended a short time later by members of the Lower Gwynedd Police Department.

During the investigation into the incident, police discovered a 9mm pistol in Walker's SUV, which had been previously reported stolen in Philadelphia, the report states. Additionally, seven small bags of suspected marijuana were discovered in the vehicle, police said.

Walker is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and related offenses, in connection with the incident. He was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility after failing to post $500,000 bail.

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