Suspect in deadly shooting at Harrison Twp. bar in custody; victim ID’d

A suspect in a shooting that killed a 30-year-old man at a Harrison Twp. bar early Tuesday is in custody.

Shortly after 1 a.m., Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies were called to The Palms Lounge at 4950 Old Barn Road for a shooting.

When they arrived, they found a man, later identified as Jordan Ashe, with multiple gunshot wounds, said Maj. Jeremy Roy.

Deputies began life-saving measures, but Ashe was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses gave investigators descriptions of the suspect and the vehicle he fled in.

“While deputies were attending to the scene and talking to witnesses, the regional dispatch center also received a call for a crash that was on Shoop Mille Road,” Roy said.

The vehicle in the crash matched the description of the suspect vehicle.

Crews responded to the crash scene and spoke to witnesses, who confirmed the description of the suspect who fled the vehicle, Roy said.

The description matched the homicide suspect.

“We were then able to verify through the registration of the vehicle and BMV photos of the suspect that it matched the description of what everybody was giving us at the homicide scene and crash scene,” Roy said.

Special Investigations Unit detectives responded to the suspect’s residence and waited outside as crews worked to get a search warrant.

While they were waiting, the suspect showed up muddy and with visible injuries consistent with a traffic crash, Roy said.

There reportedly was additional evidence linking him to the homicide.

The man was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for treatment. He was then booked into the Montgomery County Jail.

“We feel strongly that we have the suspect in custody of this homicide and that we have the gun that was used in the homicide,” Roy said.

There is no ongoing threat to the community.

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