BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police in Bethlehem and Lower Saucon townships are investigating a report of shots fired along the D&L Trail on Saturday.
Bethlehem Township police say they received a call just before 5:00 p.m., kayakers in the water reported being shot at by a shooter on the Lower Saucon side of the river.
The victims evacuated the river onto the banks of the Bethlehem Township side, near Wilson Avenue, according to police.
Two other callers also reported hearing gunshots, and Lower Saucon Police found shell casings around the area.
No one is in custody, township police said. The investigation is ongoing.
Bethlehem Township limited access to the D&L Trail and two Wilson Avenue trailheads on Saturday, authorities said.
Police say the trail was closed from the time they arrived on scene around 4:56 p.m. to nightfall. Bethlehem Township volunteer fire company assisted with the closure.
Anyone with any information is requested to call the non-emergency line for Northampton County – 610.759.2200 – and report what they saw.