Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Woman, Teen Injured; Man Killed In Back-To-Back Allentown Shootings UPDATE: Woman, Teen Injured; Man Killed In Back-To-Back Allentown Shootings
Update: Woman, Teen Injured; Man Killed In Back-To-Back Allentown Shootings A woman and teen were injured while a man was killed following back-to-back shootings in Allentown Monday night, reports say. The first shooting occurred on the 700 block of Lehigh Street around 10:30 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Eric D. Minnich said. A 13-year-old child and a 43-year-old woman were injured while a 29-year-old man, identified as Erik Mondragon, was pronounced dead about two hours later, authorities said. Mondragon's manner of death has been classified as a homicide after an autopsy found that he was killed by a gunshot wound to the body, Minnich said Tuesday. About 45 minu…

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by Valerie Musson
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police
Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police A Lehigh County man was shot and killed by Pennsylvania State Police when he ran to his basement to get a revolver during a dispute with his ex-girlfriend, authorities said. Officers arrived at the Catasauqua home on 133 South 14th St., to find Ryan Daniel Shirey, 27, heading to the basement around 1:45 p.m. on Feb. 19, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. When officers entered the basement and found Shirley with a revolver, they shot him, Branosky said. Shirey was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lehigh County Deputy Coroner, Branosky said. There were n…

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by Nicole Acosta