A Cresson man was back in court yesterday where he continued to maintain that he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed 31-year-old Ambrose Bowers of Altoona, outside a Cresson bar in June. Douglas Leap was back in court after the case was brought back down from the Commonwealth Court. Leap is facing charges including criminal homicide, aggravated assaulted and other related counts. Bower’s body was found on a street outside a bar in Cresson on June 23rd. He was pronounced dead at the scene from massive blood loss, and multiple gunshot wounds to the body. Leap remains in the Cambria County Prison. His formal arraignment is scheduled for December 24th.
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