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'Long Argument' Ends With Deadly Lebanon Shooting: Police

A “long and ongoing argument” between two men came to its deadly conclusion on Thursday, March 9, 2023, authorities announced the following day. 

Juan D. Rodriguez and the area where the deadly shooting happened.

Juan D. Rodriguez and the area where the deadly shooting happened.

Photo Credit: Lebanon City Police (overlay); Google Maps (Street View)

Jean Ortiz-Rivera, 30, of Lebanon, was in the 900 block of Lehman Street shot just before 5 p.m. and was taken to a Dauphin County hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to area police.

His autopsy is scheduled for Saturday in Lehigh County, Lebanon City police said.

Juan D. Rodriguez, 31, also of Lebanon, was identified as the shooter by both witnesses and surveillance camera footage, according to the police release. 

He has been charged with homicide and firearms offenses, the police state in the release. 

Rodriguez was apprehended in Tower City, Schuylkill County, on Friday, March 10 by Pennsylvania State Police. He currently remains in the Schuylkill County Prison, Lebanon police explained in the release. 

Lebanon police continue to investigate this deadly argument and ask anyone with information to come forward. 

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