LEHIGIH COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A teenage boy has died after a weekend shooting in Allentown sent three to the hospital, according to the police.
The shooting happened around 10:01 p.m. on Saturday near the intersection of North Jay and East North Street, Allentown police announced. At the scene, officers found three victims who had been shot.
All three victims were rushed to area hospitals to be treated for their injuries. One of the three ultimately died from their injuries. Their name is being withheld by the coroner’s office at this time.
In a statement, Mayor Matt Turek said the community’s “hearts are with the family in this difficult time.”
“Among the great tragedies of our time is that so many guns find their way into the hands of so many young people so easily,” the mayor wrote on Facebook.
This was a person not even 18 years old…. A boy… a child… who had his whole life ahead of him
In his statement, Turek confirmed this is the second deadly shooting in two weeks.
“We have to do better. We have to stop the flow of guns into the hands of young people,” Turek said.
This incident is being investigated by the Allentown Police Department along with the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, the district attorney’s office, and the county coroner’s office.
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Anyone with information or video regarding the shooting is encouraged to contact the APD criminal investigation division at 610-437-7721 or by submitting a tip on the department website.