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Fountain Park

Allentown, PA
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Sixth Suspect Arrested In Fountain Park Ambush Killing Of Angel Martinez-Velez: DA Sixth Suspect Arrested In Fountain Park Ambush Killing Of Angel Martinez-Velez: DA Sixth Suspect Arrested In Fountain Park Ambush Killing Of Angel Martinez-Velez: DA
Sixth Suspect Arrested In Fountain Park Ambush Killing Of Angel Martinez-Velez: DA A sixth suspect has been arrested in the broad-daylight ambush that left a 25-year-old man dead on a basketball court in Allentown, authorities announced on Monday, May 4, 2026. Jose Batista-Gabin, 23, of the Bronx, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals over the weekend and is currently being held in a New York prison awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan said. He is charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide, and tampering with evidence in connection with the June 1, 2024, killing of Angel Martinez-Velez at Fountain Park. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Allentown, PA
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Pair Charged In Deadly Shooting In Allentown's Fountain Park: Lehigh DA Pair Charged In Deadly Shooting In Allentown's Fountain Park: Lehigh DA Pair Charged In Deadly Shooting In Allentown's Fountain Park: Lehigh DA
Pair Charged In Deadly Shooting In Allentown's Fountain Park: Lehigh DA Two men are in police custody in connection with the murder of Angel Martinez-Velez, prosecutors say.  Grelvis Estevez Cabrera and Carlos Nathaniel Landesta-Agramonte are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal homicide and tampering with evidence, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Officials have said Martinez-Velez, 25, was shot to death at the basketball court in Fountain Park last Saturday, June 1.  In a release on Thursday, June 6, the DA's Office said two vehicles were seen fleeing the park: a dark-colored Honda and a white car. Using …

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by Mac Bullock
Allentown, PA
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Coroner IDs Allentown Man Killed In Shooting At City Park Coroner IDs Allentown Man Killed In Shooting At City Park Coroner IDs Allentown Man Killed In Shooting At City Park
Coroner IDs Allentown Man Killed In Shooting At City Park Officials have named the victim in the deadly Fountain Park shooting on Saturday evening, June 1.  Angel Martinez Velez, 25, was struck by multiple gunshots around 6:30 p.m., according to Allentown police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  He was pronounced dead at the scene on the 900 block of Martin Luther King Drive, authorities said.  Martinez Velez's cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide, the coroner said after an autopsy on Monday, June 3.  Mayor Matthew Tuerk called the shooting "a terrible and preventable tragedy" in a statement over…

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by Mac Bullock