Bensalem Shooting Victim To Be Laid To Rest Tuesday

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Peter Romano, the 14-year-old victim of a Halloween triple shooting, will be laid to rest Tuesday.

Romano, a Snyder Middle School student, was one of three teenagers who were shot around Bristol Pike at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, police said. Romano was shot in the chest and pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. A vigil was held for him Thursday night.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 1731 Hulmeville Rd., Bensalem. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow the visitation at 10:30 AM, also at St. Charles Borromeo Church.

The interment will take place at Rosedale Memorial Park, according to his obituary. To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Funeral services are being provided by the Tomlinson Funeral Home on Bristol Pike.

A GoFundMe page has been launched to help pay for funeral expenses. So far, the page has raised more than $22,000 of its $20,000 goal.

"Peter was a 14-year-old boy who enjoyed doing everything a 14-year-old boy loved to do," page organizers said. "A sudden loss like this is very heavy and devastating. All donations are appreciated. We thank you for all your help."

The person of interest sought in the triple shooting that killed Romano was found dead in Ohio of a self-inflicted gunshot wound late last week, police said. Two other township teenagers suffered injuries during the shooting.