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27-Year-Old Killed By Allentown Police Identified 27-Year-Old Killed By Allentown Police Identified
27-Year-Old Killed By Allentown Police Identified The man shot and killed by police in Allentown early on Monday, July 24 has been identified as 27-year-old Dominick Hogans.  Hogans was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest around 4:30 a.m., said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a release.  City police said they were called to the corner of 6th and Turner streets around 3:40 a.m. for reports of a "male waving a firearm." Officers said the man "fled on foot" after they arrived and a chase ensued.  Authorities claim the man "brandished a firearm and fired at officers" before they "returned fire, striking the suspect." Hogans…

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by Mac Bullock
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Teen Football Player Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Full Of Life' Teen Football Player Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Full Of Life'
Teen Football Player Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Full Of Life' The William Allen High School football team is mourning the loss of one of its own. Treshawn J. Tracy, 15, died on Sunday, Sept. 25 after being shot in the area of 6th Street and Tilghman Street in Allentown, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The Allentown boy was pronounced dead at the scene around 3:15 p.m. and his death was ruled a homicide, the coroner said. Tracy was a sophomore at the high school and a junior varsity football player, a school district spokesperson confirmed to The Morning Call. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page was launched to help the Tracy family…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Coroner IDs Victim In Weekend Allentown Shooting As 15-Year-Old Boy Coroner IDs Victim In Weekend Allentown Shooting As 15-Year-Old Boy
Coroner IDs Victim In Weekend Allentown Shooting As 15-Year-Old Boy The victim shot and killed over the weekend in Allentown has been identified as a teenage boy. ALSO SEE: Teen Football Player Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Full Of Life' Responding officers found Treshawn J. Tracy, 15, in the area of 6th Street and Tilghman Street around 2:50 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Allentown Police Department. The Allentown resident was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His death has been ruled a homicide. Further details surrounding the shooting were not immediately known. Anyone with informat…

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by Nicole Acosta