{"id":1634,"date":"2025-10-15T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/1634\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:56:15","slug":"bethlehem-shooting-at-sizzling-bites-restaurant-leaves-2-injured-cops-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/1634\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem shooting at Sizzling Bites restaurant leaves 2 injured, cops say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"R3PVUATNKJGP7JBKOP5ROG3ZIA\">Two people were injured early Friday in a double shooting at a fast-casual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/topic\/South%20Bethlehem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/topic\/South%20Bethlehem\">South Bethlehem<\/a> eatery, city police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UACMMZ7YFFABBEFSBU5AXL6XXQ\">Bethlehem Police Capt. Nicholas Lechman said the gunfire began shortly after midnight at <a href=\"https:\/\/sizzlingbites.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/sizzlingbites.com\/\">Sizzling Bites<\/a>, 312 E. 3rd St. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HKPSGWWVDBATNCKUA742SU7TCM\">Investigators found an adult at the restaurant suffering from gunshot wounds to the body, Lechman said. That person was taken to an area hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MF33HKXCEJA67JOK37MZSXNN6U\">Another adult was found with similar wounds at an area hospital and was taken there in a private vehicle, Lechman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"C2JNGBEKWJDUTIM7UWVR7HJAKI\">Both victims were listed in stable condition Friday morning, Lechman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5W5EQ3YCMNBM3DZU4BYGMKOCHQ\">No other injuries were reported. Multiple patrons were at Sizzling Bites when the gunfire broke out, Lechman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RDH5EUXT3FEWHFQHA3JEWYZVPA\">As of Friday morning, no arrests have been made. Lechman said the investigation remains \u201cactive and ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NZQ2BT7VHJFIRLKKZPHTM65YAA\">The grill featuring Halal cusine is owned and operated by a teenager, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sizzlingbitess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sizzlingbitess\">business Facebook page.<\/a> It serves up platters featuring protein options over rice, gyros, salads, mac and cheese bowls, loaded fries and sandwiches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5V33VEACTRF6VNQEBLSAHZD54U\">Bethlehem police continue to seek witnesses of the shooting. Those with information are asked to call 610-865-7000 or email BethlehemPolice@bethlehem-pa.gov. Anonymous information can also be provided on the department\u2019s tip line at 610-691-6660.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HU733XFSTZGYZCHFBZUOFX4Y7M\">Please subscribe now and support the local journalism YOU rely on and trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"S6TRR6X6FZGBREAYMEQSNQT2M4\">Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/bethlehem\/2025\/08\/mailto:pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two people were injured early Friday in a double shooting at a fast-casual South Bethlehem eatery, city police&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1635,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-1634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}