Woman, 23, fatally shot on Easter morning

POTTSTOWN » A 23-year-old woman was shot to death in the early-morning hours of Easter Sunday.

Pottstown Police responded to a report of a shooting around 2 a.m. in the 300 block of Johnson Street between Third Street and Fourth Street.

According to witnesses at the scene, a woman was shot multiple times and died on the sidewalk next to a fence on Johnson Street.

Later Sunday, District Attorney Kevin Steele issued a statement and identified the victim as Siani Overby, 23, of Pottstown.

In his statement, Steele said an autopsy was performed “and found that she died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds.”

He added, “the manner of death was ruled homicide.”

One neighbor said they heard at least five gunshots and some screaming and yelling before calling 911.

The neighbor said a male could be seen running north on Johnson Street, away from the shooting scene.

Detectives could be seen canvassing the neighborhood after daybreak Sunday morning.

The incident remains under investigation by borough police and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Pottstown Police Department at 610970-6570 or the Montogmery County Detective Bureau at 610-278-3378..

TOM KELLY III — FOR DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Detectives were at the scene of a fatal shooting in Pottstown on Easter Sunday. Sources say the victim, whose name has not been released, was shot multiple times on Johnson Street between Third and Fourth streets. The body was discovered on a sidewalk...