{"id":194289,"date":"2026-05-16T14:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/194289\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T14:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:42:08","slug":"2-shot-near-mcdonalds-on-union-boulevard-in-allentown-dispatch-developing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/194289\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Shot Near McDonald\u2019s On Union Boulevard In Allentown: Dispatch (Developing)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A shooting near a McDonald\u2019s on Union Boulevard in Allentown left two people injured Friday night, May 15, according to emergency dispatch reports and officials at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-media-image\" itemprop=\"image\" alt=\"Police at the scene of the double shooting at a McDonald's in Allentown.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_2026-05-16_014108.png\" js-article-image=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Police at the scene of the double shooting at a McDonald&#8217;s in Allentown.<\/p>\n<p>            Photo Credit: Special To Daily Voice<\/p>\n<p>    05\/16\/2026 1:45 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Police and EMS were dispatched to the area of Union Boulevard and Nelson Street around 9:15 p.m. for reports of a man shot in the stomach, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous police vehicles surrounded the McDonald\u2019s at 1321 Union Blvd., where crime scene tape blocked off the restaurant, and at least one window appeared broken at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; 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