Crime & Safety

Malvern Slaying: Alleged Shooter and Victim Exchanged Threats

Alleged shooter Merritt Dudas and victim Drew Ferguson were once friends.

Information continues to come out about the shooting of 21-year-old Malvern resident Drew Ferguson.

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan told Patch Wednesday that Ferguson and 24-year-old Collegeville man Merritt Dudas had exchanged threats back and forth via cell phone in the days leading up to Ferguson's shooting.

This information supports the DA's earlier statement that the shooting was not a random killing.

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Police arrested Dudas on Tuesday. He is charged with murder in the first degree and is alleged to have shot Ferguson in the detached garage of his Miner Street home. Dudas will appear before court on Nov 27.


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