Alleged Shooter Chased, Targeted Bensalem Juvenile Group: PD

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA — A 19-year-old Philadelphia man is in custody and charged with firing shots into a group of juveniles earlier this month, something that he apparently had done several times before, police said.

Talgat Turgunbekov, 19, of Philadelphia, turned himself in to Bensalem Police on Thursday for his alleged involvement in a weekend shooting and for several other similar incidents that were never reported to police.

Bensalem Police said that a group of juveniles was hanging out in the parking lot at 3800 Horizon Boulevard at 7:10 p.m. on Oct. 11 when they saw a man sitting in a blue Toyota nearby.

Police said the man then fired two shots toward the group before speeding away. No one was injured during the shooting. Police found two 9mm shell casings in the area.

The juveniles said the shooter was the same man who had chased them and fired shots at them several times before, police said.

A Sept. 10 incident involved multiple gunshots fired after witnesses saw a similar blue sedan. On Wednesday, police spotted the suspect's vehicle. The driver accelerated toward an officer’s car before fleeing. Police obtained the vehicle's registration number before it jumped a curb and fled across a grassy area.

Turgunbekov matched the alleged shooter’s description, police said.

Police said he was also involved in a 2024 road rage incident where Turgunbekov allegedly pointed a BB rifle and threw a tire iron through another vehicle’s rear window.

The juveniles from the Oct. 11th shooting positively identified Turgunbekov as the suspect.

Turgunbekov is charged with Aggravated Assault, Carrying a Firearm Without a License, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police, Simple Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and related charges.

Turgunbekov was arraigned by District Justice Daniel Baranoski and sent to the Bucks County Prison on 10 percent of $250,000 bail.