Reading police on Wednesday renewed their plea for the public's help in solving a pair of barbershop shootings, while newly released surveillance video shows a gunman opening fire on the crowded shop.
The first shooting happened after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the All Stars Hair Studio in the Rockland Plaza shopping center at North 11th and Rockland streets in northeast Reading.
The surveillance video shows the gunman, dressed in dark-colored clothes, walking up to the storefront, firing several shots through the window and then walking away in the direction from which he approached.
The bullets whizzed just over the heads of some children who were sitting near the window, but none of the nine customers or two employees inside was injured.
It was different story around 2:45 p.m. the next day, Nov. 26.
The surveillance video shows a man, wearing what appears to be blue jeans and a black coat with a hood over his head, pulling a handgun out of his right coat pocket, opening the front door and firing several shots inside the shop.
Bullets wounded four people, including one seriously, but the man who the shop owner believes was the shooter's intended target was not injured.
"Somebody took advantage of the fact that we're a safe haven and they thought that by being around kids and family they wouldn't be targeted," said the shop's owner, who only identifies himself as Mr. C.
Investigators told 69 News on Wednesday that they continue to look at surveillance video from surrounding businesses in an effort to identify the shooter or shooters. They said they can't determine whether the same person was involved in both incidents.
"We have a couple investigative leads we're running down and this is not a case we're going to let up on," said Capt. Damond Kloc, Reading Police Department, who added officers continue stepped up patrols of the shopping center parking lot.
As for the shop, the owner said he has taken a hit since the shootings.
"After this I had staff members that quit, now I have half the staff I had before and clients that are scared to come in with the negative criticism," said the owner, who also operates another location at 3564 Penn Ave. in Sinking Spring. "I've been able to keep my clients safe for ten years and I will continue to do so."
The owner told 69 News he believes one of his customers was the gunman's target. He said that customer is now banned from the business.
On Friday, police released surveillance video of the gunman outside the barbershop trying to receive tips. Now, they're still conducting interviews and trying to piece together this investigation.
"I'm praying that they catch him and get a guy like this off the street because he is very dangerous to the community," said the owner, who added he is looking to install additional cameras outside his business.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call Crime Alert Berks County at 877-373-9913. A cash reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.
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