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PA Dad Who Called 911 After Shooting Ex-Wife In Park Gets Life Sentence PA Dad Who Called 911 After Shooting Ex-Wife In Park Gets Life Sentence
PA Dad Who Called 911 After Shooting Ex-Wife In Park Gets Life Sentence Rami Abouloh is going to prison for the rest of his life for the murder of his ex-wife Patricia White, with whom he had four children, the Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Thursday, Sept. 26. Adouloh, 42, of Allentown, was convicted of Homicide and Aggravated Assault; all felonies of the first degree Friday, on May 31, 2024, after a trial before Judge Robert L. Steinberg. The sentencing was originally set to be in August but was continued until September.  The conviction and sentencing are the result of a shooting at West Catasauqua Park in W…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mom, 35, Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Happy Spirit' Mom, 35, Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Happy Spirit'
Mom, 35, Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Happy Spirit' Police have identified the victim of a shooting last week in Allentown as a 35-year-old mother of three. Giselle Karen Trabal was shot around 2 a.m. on the 600 block of North Law Street, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. She was taken to  Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where she was pronounced dead at 4:49 a.m. The cause of death was found to be a gunshot wound to body. Buglio ruled Trabal's death a homicide. A GoFundMe page launched for Trabal's funeral had raised more than $760 as of Monday, Oct. 2. "On Friday, September 29th, we received the call that no mother, b…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gunman Sought In Deadly Allentown Shooting Gunman Sought In Deadly Allentown Shooting
Gunman Sought In Deadly Allentown Shooting UPDATE: The two shooting victims have been identified.  ** Original story below *** Police are asking for the public's help in locating a gunman suspected of killing two people in Allentown over the weekend. Officers were called to the 800 Block of North Elliger Street on a report of a shooting with multiple victims around 5:15 p.m. Sunday, police said in a Monday release. As officers were responding, they learned that one of the victims drove himself to a nearby hospital, according to police. The victim, later confirmed to be an adult male, was pronounced dead at the hospital, they …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Authorities ID Man Killed In Allentown Shooting Authorities ID Man Killed In Allentown Shooting
Authorities ID Man Killed In Allentown Shooting Authorities have identified the man shot and killed in Allentown Tuesday as a 28-year-old resident. Officers responding to North 6th Street and Allen Street around 4:40 p.m. found Travis T. Ponce Debach suffering from a gunshot wound, local police said. Debach was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 5:06 p.m., the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said Wednesday. An autopsy was determined the cause of death was gunshot wounds to the body and the manner of death was homicide.  No one has been charged. The investigation is active and ongo…

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by Nicole Acosta