Authorities ID Victim Killed In Weekend Allentown Shooting

UPDATE: Authorities initially reported the victim's age as 30, but a Monday afternoon update confirms the victim's age as 24.

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Nicole Acosta

01/31/2022 8:34 a.m.

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A 24-year-old victim was killed in a shooting over the weekend in Allentown, authorities said.

Officers responding to the 1700 block of South Fourth Street found a man suffering a gunshot wound around 4:20 a.m. Sunday, Allentown police said.

The victim -- identified as Ronny Del Rosario -- was treated at the scene and taken to a local hospital, where he died approximately an hour later, authorities said.

Soon after, a second shooting victim arrived at an area hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

The shooting is being investigated by the Allentown Criminal Investigations Division, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s office, the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, and the Lehigh County Coroner’s office.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Allentown Police Criminal Investigations Division at 610-437-7721 or make an anonymous tip through the Allentown Police Tip411 app.

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