Garrett Sorrenti, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania teen shot dead after fight inside WAWA store as 25 year old man, Andrew Quattrochi is arrested and charged with homicide.
Update: Pennsylvania police have arrested 25-year-old Andrew Joseph Quattrochi of Bushkill in connection to the shooting death of Garret Sorrenti, shot dead at WAWA store in the Poconos (more below).
Original story: Pennsylvania authorities are seeking to arrest an individual alleged to have shot a 17 year old teen boy following an altercation at a WAWA convenience store over the weekend in Stroudsburg, Monroe County.
Garrett Patrick Sorrenti, 17, (also known as Garrett Gearhart) according to police was shot in the neck area following a verbal altercation involving multiple people inside a WAWA store on West Main Street, turning physical, Saturday night.
Arrest made in WAWA shooting
Police were called to the scene just on 8.25pm, following multiple calls of shots fired at the Poconos area store, with officers finding the 17 year old teen shot in the neck area inside the store.
Despite police making it to the scene within two minutes of the fight escalating, Sorrenti later died at hospital.
The coroner ruled cause of death as ‘a single gunshot to the back (which exited through the neck of the victim),’ according to the SARPD.
The wanted man, since identified as Andrew Quattrochi fled the scene and was arrested on Tuesday and arraigned in court later that morning on charges of homicide, assault and endangering others.
Charges against Quattrochi were filed Monday after police said their investigation led them to a white pickup truck owned and driven by Quattrochi’s father on the night of the shooting. Police said video surveillance led them to identify Andrew Quattrochi as the alleged shooter. He turned himself in to the headquarters of Stroudsburg Area Regional Police Department (SARPD) on Tuesday at 9:45 a.m.
Quattrochi was denied bail Tuesday at his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kristina Anzini. He is being held at Monroe County Correctional Facility. His preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 12.
Stroudsburg teen remembered
WAWA at the time of the shooting had pledged to assist police in their investigations.
Told A WAWA associate via WFMZ: ‘Wawa security has been and will continue to work closely with authorities and help in any way possible.’
Police described the shooting as an isolated episode, WNEP reported.
Gearhart’s obituary describes the Stroudsburg Senior High School student as ‘a pure soul that loved helping others.’
The obit goes on to say he was ‘talented at building with his hands’ and he was a half year away from getting his welding certificate.
In his spare time, Gearhart would help his late stepfather at the Sorrenti family winery according to the obit.
Meanwhile, the Meal Train organized a fundraiser for the slain teen’s family and has already raised more than $7,365 since Sunday.
Read a missive, ‘Gearhart had his whole life ahead of him and it was taken away by a cowardly, despicable act of violence.’
A GoFundMe was set up as well and had raised just on $19K early Wednesday morning.
‘Garrett was a determined, hardworking and compassionate young boy,’ Meadow Sorrenti, the organizer of the GoFundMe, wrote on the fundraising site. ‘Garrett had a sweet soul and was a good person with a bright future ahead of him. His future was taken from him.’
