ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A second man charged in a mass shooting that injured six people near a Dominican festival has plead guilty.
According to a press release from the Lehigh County DA’s Office, Miguel Ovalles Ubri, 29, of Allentown, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of Aggravated Assault and Recklessly Endangering Another Person and was sentenced to state prison.
Authorities say Ovalles Ubri fully cooperated with the investigation and was legally entitled to carry a firearm. Based on the investigation, Ovalles Ubri did not instigate the shooting, according to the release.
Ovalles Ubri was sentenced to serve 4 to 10 years in state prison.
In January, a jury convicted another man charged in the shootings that occurred Aug. 25, 2024.
Yunior Peralta-Quintana of Allentown, was convicted of Attempted Murder, five counts of Aggravated Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person and Firearms Not to be Carried without a License for the shootings that occurred Aug. 25, 2024.
Police say Peralta-Quintana was ordered to serve 40 to 80 years in state prison.
Around 6:45 p.m. Aug. 25, 2024, Allentown Police officers were in the area of the 100 block of N. 7th Street near where the city’s Dominican festival and parade had occurred.
The investigation revealed an extremely chaotic crime scene that occurred that included surveillance and officer body-worn cameras that showed crowds of people enjoying the festival, including children and young adults.
They were sent scrambling for cover after a spray of gunshots were fired at each other by both Peralta-Quintana and Ovalles Ubri.
Multiple Allentown Police officers responded to the scene and arrived while the two defendants were still shooting. Two of those officers fired during this incident, but police say none of the wounded victims were shot by those officers. No officers were injured.
Officials say the addition of extra officers patrolling the festival and nearby areas and their quick response and life-saving measures of treating victims with tourniquets most certainly saved lives that day.