Police ID suspect in American Legion Post shooting in Ardmore – NBC10 Philadelphia

Police are searching for a suspect in a shooting at an American Legion post in Ardmore, Pa., that left a man in critical condition.

On May 27, shortly after 6 p.m., police responded to a report of shots fired inside the Spencer Reid American Legion Post in Ardmore following a Memorial Day block party. Investigators said a 26-year-old man was targeted and shot multiple times following an earlier disturbance at the station. The victim was transported to hospital where he is in critical but stable condition.

As the shooter and an associate fled the scene in their vehicle, another man exited the station and fired several shots at the fleeing vehicle, investigators said. Authorities are unsure if anyone inside the vehicle was shot and are working to identify the second shooter.

No one else was hit by gunfire inside or outside the station.

Investigators later identified Andrew McCutchen, 35, of Philadelphia, as a suspect in the shooting and obtained a warrant for his arrest. He is charged with attempted homicide and other related offenses and is considered armed and dangerous.

McCutchen is described as a 5-foot-11 man with an athletic build weighing approximately 220 pounds with a full black beard, shoulder-length hair in short braids or twists, distinctive teardrop tattoos underneath his right eye and a dark mark the size of a dime under his right eye. left eye.

He was last seen wearing prescription glasses, a black floppy-brimmed hat, a white t-shirt, black athletic shorts, white socks and white sneakers.

Police are also searching for a vehicle they believe was involved in the shooting, which they describe as a dark gray 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS with Pennsylvania license plate “MMN-9443.” The vehicle also features a bumper sticker to the right of the license plate reading “Rest Awhile Ride for Miles”, a tow hitch, Chevrolet branded mud flaps and a roof rack. roof. The vehicle also may have bullet holes or broken windows on the passenger side of the vehicle, investigators said.

If you have any information on McCutchen's whereabouts or the location of the vehicle, please call Lower Merion Police at 610-649-1000 or 610-645-6228.