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Pottstown home-invasion victim died of gunshot wound to head, police say

Sylvia Williams, 38, of Pottstown, died from a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said Wednesday. She was found in a second-floor bedroom.

A surveillance system picture of the suspects who authorities say shot Sylvia Williams, 38, of Pottstown, on the evening of Nov. 18 at her home on North Washington Street.
A surveillance system picture of the suspects who authorities say shot Sylvia Williams, 38, of Pottstown, on the evening of Nov. 18 at her home on North Washington Street.Read moreCourtesy Montgomery County District Attorney's Office
    by Katie Park
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Authorities are searching for two people who broke into a Pottstown woman's home, robbed her, and fatally shot her in the head, leaving police to find her body in a second-floor bedroom on Sunday night.

Sylvia Williams, 38, of North Washington Street, died as a result of the gunshot wound, authorities said Wednesday. Police found her body when they responded to an alarm at her house about 6:45 p.m.

The security system at Williams' home captured two people wearing masks as they came in through the kitchen door. An image pulled from the footage shows one of the suspects holding a black handgun.

Authorities have not said what the suspects took from Williams.

Anyone with information about the slaying is being asked to call Pottstown police at 610-970-6570, or the Montgomery County Detective Bureau at 610-278-3368.