{"id":244144,"date":"2026-07-15T17:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/244144\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:45:37","slug":"suspect-in-fatal-lancaster-avenue-shooting-arrested-in-new-york-reading-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/244144\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in fatal Lancaster Avenue shooting arrested in New York, Reading police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting and home invasion that left one man dead and another seriously injured in Reading early Friday morning, according to the Reading Police Department.<\/p>\n

Police said officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Lancaster Avenue at approximately 2 a.m. on July 10 for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found two adult men suffering from gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

The victims were identified as a 57-year-old Reading man and Alex Rosado-Laboy, 45, of Reading.<\/p>\n

\"ReadingReading Police: Amaury Rosado-Laboy.<\/p>\n

According to investigators, Amaury Rosado-Laboy, 43, allegedly forced his way into the residence and shot both victims. Police said the 57-year-old man sustained serious injuries, while Alex Rosado-Laboy died from his injuries.<\/p>\n

Investigators allege that after the shooting, Amaury Rosado-Laboy fled the scene and later stole a vehicle before leaving Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

On July 11, the Woodbury Police Department in Orange County, New York, took Amaury Rosado-Laboy into custody. He is currently awaiting extradition to Berks County.<\/p>\n

Police said he is expected to be arraigned on the following charges: First-degree murder, second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and additional related charges.<\/p>\n

The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to contact the Reading Police Department at 610-655-6116. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Alert Berks County at 1-877-373-9913. Cash rewards are available for information leading to an arrest.<\/p>\n

Police noted that criminal charges are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting and home invasion that left one man…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":244145,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-244144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244144","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=244144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}