ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A man convicted of the 2022 killing of a teen in an Allentown Park has learned his sentence.
19-year-old Elijah Patterson of Allentown was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison at a hearing held Wednesday morning.
In March of this year, Patterson was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and firearms offenses in the September 25, 2022 shooting death of 15-year-old Treshawn Tracy at Stevens Park.
Patterson was 16 years old at the time of the killing.
The investigation revealed Patterson shot Tracy once in the face with a handgun following an altercation over a bag of chips. After Tracy fell to the ground, Patterson shot him twice more in the back before fleeing the park.
Patterson was arrested the following day.