BREAKING: Philadelphia man arrested for murder of Lower Providence man

NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Providence Township Police Chief Michael Jackson announce the arrest of Jordan Antrim, 32, of Philadelphia, for the murder and robbery of 47-year-old Paul David Ley-Harris of Lower Providence.

The murder occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday near Ridge Pike and Crosskeys Road in Lower Providence Township.

Authorities released the following information about the incident:

Lower Providence Township Police received a 911 call from an eyewitness who said he saw a male being shot four times, and once the victim was on the ground, he saw the shooter going through the victim’s pants pockets. The first responding officer immediately began CPR on Ley-Harris, who was transported to Einstein Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The shooter had fled the scene on foot, but police quickly located the shooter, later identified as Antrim, a few blocks from the scene of the shooting. Antrim was handcuffed and taken into custody without incident.

A Glock 9mm handgun was found in the waistband of Antrim’s pants. The Glock was registered to Antrim, but he did not have a permit to carry the firearm.

A joint homicide investigation by Lower Providence Police and Montgomery County Detectives found that Ley-Harris and Antrim were both riding a SEPTA bus before exiting at a stop close to where the shooting took place.

Detectives secured surveillance video from the bus, which showed the two men seated directly across from each other. While on the bus, Ley-Harris can be seen going through his wallet in plain sight of Antrim. After Ley-Harris was shot and killed, he did not have a wallet on his person.

During an interview with detectives, Antrim stated he was visiting his grandmother in the Pottstown area Saturday afternoon when he boarded a SEPTA bus intending to exit the bus in Norristown, according to court papers.

Authorities said surveillance video shows the victim was on the same bus and sat directly across from Antrim.

An autopsy was performed on Sunday by Dr. Ian Hood, a forensic pathologist with the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. Dr. Hood determined that the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide.

Antrim was charged Sunday with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, third-degree murder, robbery, carrying a firearm without a license and possessing an instrument of crime.

He was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Henry J. Schireson. There is no bail available for first-degree murder, and Antrim was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Eagleville.

A preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 29 before Judge Schireson.