UPDATE: Gunman Among 2 Dead In Lehigh Valley Shooting Spree UPDATE: Gunman Among 2 Dead In Lehigh Valley Shooting Spree
Update: Gunman Among 2 Dead In Lehigh Valley Shooting Spree A gunman committed suicide after going on a shooting spree that killed a truck driver in Lehigh Valley Wednesday morning, authorities said. The gunman -- the driver of a white Toyota Corolla -- first opened fire at a vehicle driven by a woman on Route 22 near Cedar Crest Boulevard sometime around 4:50 a.m. in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County District Attorney James B. Martin said. The Toyota driver pulled into the Wawa parking lot and shot at a Jeep driver parked in the back, who suffered non life-threatening injuries, before shooting a tractor trailer driver pumping gas, killing…
Hoarding Conditions Complicated Catasauqua House Fire That Killed Homeowner, Officials Say Hoarding Conditions Complicated Catasauqua House Fire That Killed Homeowner, Officials Say
Hoarding Conditions Complicated Catasauqua House Fire That Killed Homeowner, Officials Say Extreme hoarding conditions complicated fighting a Lehigh County house fire that left one victim dead Saturday, fire officials said. The blaze broke out around 5:35 a.m. at 119 Union St., in Catasauqua, bringing more than 100 firefighters to the scene. Firefighters, however, were unable to get more than a few feet inside of the multi-level home due to "floor to ceiling hoarding conditions," LehighValleyLive says citing Fire Chief Rich Hertzog. Crews made three separate attempts from three different entry points, the chief said. Posted by Catasauqua Fire Department District 2 on Sunday…
NJ Man Dies 2 Weeks After Lehigh County Crash NJ Man Dies 2 Weeks After Lehigh County Crash
NJ Man Dies 2 Weeks After Lehigh County Crash A 60-year-old New Jersey man has died two weeks after being injured in a car accident in Lehigh County, PA, according to news reports. The driver has been identified as Virgil Harrison of Avenel, Middlesex County, by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. He died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, NJ.com reports. Harrison died as a result of complications from multiple blunt force injuries, and his death was ruled accidental, the outlet says citing the county coroner's office. Harrison collided with another car near Mill Creek Road along th…
'So Stupid': Bucks Prosecutor Demoted For Working As Door Dash Deliveryman During Day Job 'So Stupid': Bucks Prosecutor Demoted For Working As Door Dash Deliveryman During Day Job
'So Stupid': Bucks Prosecutor Demoted For Working As Door Dash Deliveryman During Day Job A Bucks County prosecutor has been demoted after word spread that he was delivering food with Door Dash during daytime work hours, authorities said. First Assistant District Attorney, Gregg D. Shore, will be demoted to the office’s deputy district attorney, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced in a press conference Thursday. Jennifer Schorn, who has been with the office since 1999, was promoted to Shore's former role, Weintraub said. Shore was delivering with Door Dash, the food service app, during work hours between October and February, Weintraub said. He has sin…
Services Set For Allentown Woman, 20, Killed In Double Lehigh County Walmart Shooting Services Set For Allentown Woman, 20, Killed In Double Lehigh County Walmart Shooting
Services Set For Allentown Woman, 20, Killed In Double Lehigh County Walmart Shooting Support is surging for the family of a woman killed in a double shooting  in the parking lot of a Lehigh County Walmart. Nicolette Law, 20, of Allentown, was shot dead by Edward Joel Rosario-Jimenez on Friday evening in the parking lot of the Whitehall Township Walmart, police said. More than $4,700 had been raised in funeral funds for Law's family on a GoFundMe page as of Monday morning. Officers arrived to the MacArthur Boulevard store around 7 p.m. Friday on reports of shots fired, where they found Law and another gunshot victim near a parked car -- the engine still running, W…
Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police
Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police A Lehigh County man was shot and killed by Pennsylvania State Police when he ran to his basement to get a revolver during a dispute with his ex-girlfriend, authorities said. Officers arrived at the Catasauqua home on 133 South 14th St., to find Ryan Daniel Shirey, 27, heading to the basement around 1:45 p.m. on Feb. 19, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. When officers entered the basement and found Shirley with a revolver, they shot him, Branosky said. Shirey was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lehigh County Deputy Coroner, Branosky said. There were n…