NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Montgomery County officials announced the investigation into the shooting of an off-duty police officer and subsequent arrest of a man that occurred Wednesday in Norristown.
Authorities were dispatched to a reported shooting at E Airy and Dekalb Streets and discovered the victim, Anthony Marano, suffering from a gunshot wound to his side.
Marano, who is an off-duty West Norriton Township Police Officer, was subsequently airlifted to Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia.
Marano was in his personal vehicle, and stopped at E Airy and DeKalb Streets, when he witnessed an argument between a man and a woman.