Crime & Safety

1 Charged In Memorial Day Shooting At Main Line American Legion

While one person was taken into custody and charged, Andrew McCutchen, 35, of Philadelphia, is still wanted for attempted murder.

Andrew McCutchen, 35, of Philadelphia, is wanted for attempted homicide and more in connection with the shooting of a 26-year-old man at the Spencer Reid American Legion Post in Ardmore on Memorial Day. He should be considered armed and dangerous.
Andrew McCutchen, 35, of Philadelphia, is wanted for attempted homicide and more in connection with the shooting of a 26-year-old man at the Spencer Reid American Legion Post in Ardmore on Memorial Day. He should be considered armed and dangerous. (Lower Merion Township Police)

ARDMORE, PA — A man has been charged after a Memorial Day shooting at a local American Legion post, but the primary suspect is still at large, according to Lower Merion Township Police.

Tre Vaughn Bolden, 27, of Ardmore, was charged with felony aggravated assault, felony discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, simple assault, possession of a weapon, and recklessly endangering another person, court records show.

According to police, the shooting occurred at the Spencer Reid American Legion Post in Ardmore on Memorial Day.

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Andrew McCutchen, 35, of Philadelphia, is wanted for attempted homicide and related offenses. Police said McCutchen should be considered armed and dangerous.

Authorities said McCutcheon shot a 26-year-old man, who they said was targeted, at the American Legion. The victim suffered multiple gunshots, police said. He was listed in stable but critical condition after the shooting, police said.

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Police said McCutcheon then drove off, and as he did, a man came out of the legion and fired several rounds at the vehicle McCutcheon was in. That man was identified as Bolden.

Bolden was arraigned May 31 and released June 3 after posting 10 percent of $10,000 bail, court records show. He is scheduled for a July 9 preliminary hearing.

It's unclear if anyone in the vehicle was struck by gunfire. No one else was hurt in the shooting inside or outside the Legion.

As a result of the investigation, police identified McCutchen as the initial shooter, police said.

He is 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs about 220 pounds, and has an athletic build. McCutchen has a full black beard, medium length hair in short braids or twists, distinctive teardrop tattoos under his right eye, and a dime-sized dark mark under his left eye.

He was last seen wearing prescription eyeglasses, a black soft brimmed hat, white T-shirt, black athletic shorts, and white socks and sneakers.

Police looking for a vehicle involved in the shooting: a dark gray 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS, with be Pennsylvania license plate reading MMN-9443. The vehicle has a bumper sticker to the right of the license plate that reads "Rest Awhile Ride For Miles." It has a tow hitch, Chevrolet branded mud flaps, and a roof rack. The vehicle may have bullet holes or broken windows on the passenger side of the vehicle, police said.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of McCutchen or the Chevrolet is asked to call Lower Merion Police at 610-649-1000 or 610-645-6228.


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