The father of a man who shot and killed a 17-year-old Stroudsburg High School senior on Nov. 30 of last year in the Wawa store, Main Street, Stroudsburg, has been charged for his role in facilitating an assault that led to the homicide.

Monroe County District Attorney Michael Mancuso announced Joseph J. Quattrochi, 54, of Bushkill, was arrested on Friday for aiding his son and the firearm used in the killing to escape the store. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Kristina Anzini of Stroudsburg, who set bail at $50,000.

His son, Andrew Quattrochi, is charged with criminal homicide for killing Garret Gearhart, shooting him in the back during an altercation inside the store.

Police were called there at 8:32 p.m. Nov. 30 and found Gearhart laying on the floor with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, East Stroudsburg, where he was pronounced dead.

Corporal Emily Raymond of the Stroud Area Regional Police Department filed an affidavit against Joseph Quattrochi that details the events leading up to the shooting and afterward.

The affidavit explains details of the shooting were determined through video surveillance and interviews conducted after the killing. A .9-mm Luger cartridge was found at the scene, while an autopsy showed Gearhart was shot in the back.

The filing indicates Gearhart. and three other friends were observed walking from the parking lot of the store, when a maroon sedan drove by and was followed by a white colored Dodge Avenger, whose driver was later identified as Christopher Quattrochi.

Police said the vehicles are observed in video as stopping and an argument took place between one of the juveniles and the people in the vehicles. Then the four boys entered the store.

Meanwhile, police said, Christopher Quattrochi drove his vehicle from the store to the rear parking lot of the Westgate Apartment complex, where occupants of a white Dodge pickup met him. The affidavit says a person in the rear passenger side of the pickup interacted with Christopher Quattrochi, then they drove back to the Wawa parking lot.

Police said video shows Gearhart and the other three juveniles shopping inside the store. Police said Andrew Quattrochi is shown entering the store and approaching one of the boys in an aggressive manner. The officer said Andrew Quattrochi was accompanied by three other people, including Christopher Quattrochi, when Andrew Quattrochi punched one of the boys in the face and the Quattrochis and two others began assaulting the four juveniles.

Moments later, police said, four additional males entered the store and also became part of the assault. One of the four additional suspected was identified as Christopher and Andrew Quattrochi’s 15-year-old brother.

Police said as the assault continued, Gearhart is observed trying to help his friends but was pushed to the floor by Andrew Quattrochi and an unknown man before Andrew Quattrochi pulled the semi-automatic handgun and shot him.

The affidavit noted at least 10 other people (employees and/or customers) were inside the store as the altercation took place. Police said it was determined Andrew Quattrochi concealed the gun under his shirt and he and several other people who were assisting him in the altercation ran out of the store toward the various vehicles and fled the scene.

They said Andrew Quattrochi and one of the other people fled in a white Dodge pickup truck. The truck was identified as belonging to Joseph Quattrochi, who was identified as one of the people on the scene of the shooting.

Police allege the father confirmed meeting and coordinating the attack with the juveniles and at no time did he attempt to stop them from engaging in the assault. They said after the shooting, Joseph Quattrochi fled in his vehicle and transported Andrew, the gun and the 15-year-old son and other people from the scene.

Police said a criminal history of Joseph Quattrochi shows he has two convictions (reckless endangerment and possession of stolen property) in King’s County, New York. It was deemed unlawful for him to transport any firearm in his vehicle.