ALLENTOWN, PA – Early Friday morning, Allentown police officers responded to a shooting report on the 600 block of North Law Street.
At around 2 am, upon arrival, they discovered a 35-year-old woman with gunshot injuries. She was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest but succumbed to her injuries by 4:50 am.
The Lehigh County Coroner, Daniel Buglio, declared her death a homicide and has scheduled an autopsy for Monday.
The victim’s identification is being withheld to allow the family to grieve privately. This marks the second homicide in Allentown within a week and the sixteenth this year.
Investigations are ongoing, led by the Allentown Police Department, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Homicide Task Force, and the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Those with pertinent information can reach out to the police at 610-437-7721 or through the Tip411 application.
