Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief James Angelucci announced an investigation into the fatal shooting of Tahaj Andru Harrison, 20, of Norristown.

The shooting took place at approximately 9:45pm on Friday, May 23 in the 600 block of Corson Street in Norristown, the DA said.

After receiving a ShotSpotter notification of multiple gunshots fired in the area of 639 Corson Street, police found Harrison deceased in the rear yard of his residence, a few houses from the shooting. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following an autopsy performed on May 24 by a forensic pathologist with the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, it is believed that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest, the DA said.

A joint investigation into the homicide has been launched by Montgomery County detectives and Norristown police. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Norristown police at 610- 270-0977 or Montgomery County detectives at 610-278-3368.