No suspects in Delco murder

Four "persons of interest" have been interviewed in connection with the murder of a Delaware man at a Delaware County bar early Saturday, state police said.

But as of last night, police had no suspects in custody in connection with the murder of Andre P. Frederick, 30, of Wilmington.

Frederick was shot multiple times about 2:15 a.m. in the parking lot of McKenzie's Brew House, on Route 202 near Route 1, in Concord Township, Trooper Jonathan Sunderlin, state police spokesman, said. He was pronounced dead at Crozer-Chester Medical Center at 2:47 a.m.

"The troopers responding said it appeared he was shot in the chest because when they were doing chest compressions they noted he was wounded there," Sunderlin said.

Sunderlin could not say how many shots had been fired, but he said no one else was hurt. At least one stray bullet landed in a car at a Nissan dealership across the street and another was recovered from one of the bar's windows.

On Saturday, police sought four persons of interest - a man and three women whose names were withheld - hoping they could provide information about the victim or the crime scene. The individuals were seen on tape leaving the bar seconds before the shooting.

All four were reached, Sunderlin said. But he was unaware what, if any, information they provided to investigators.

To his knowledge, none was being considered a suspect.

It's unclear why Frederick was at the bar or whether he knew his attacker but Sunderlin said witnesses claimed they heard an altercation prior to the shooting.

Police aren't clear whether the altercation started inside or outside of the bar, Sunderlin said.

"That's still part of what we're trying to figure out. How and where it started and why it ended up the way it did," he said.

Sunderlin said he didn't know if Frederick was armed but he said that investigators didn't recover any weapons at the scene.

Frederick's car, a Chevrolet Impala, was towed from the bar to state police barracks, where troopers executed a search warrant. Sunderlin was unaware if any evidence was recovered from the car.

With bars closing at 1 a.m. in the state of Delaware, Sunderlin said that Delaware residents sometimes come to Pennsylvania bars to drink between 1 and 2 a.m., but added it's never really been a noted problem. *