A victim is deceased following a shooting on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Allentown Police Department reports that its officers responded to 924 MLK Jr. Drive for a shooting just before 6:30 p.m. on June 1, 2024.
At the scene, APD officers found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds. APD says the victim later succumbed to their injuries. At this time, the name of the victim is being withheld.
The shooting is being investigated by APD, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Homicide Task Force, and the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. No other details are available at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact APD’s Criminal Investigation Division at 610-437-7721.
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