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Elijah Abreu Borgen ID'd As Toddler Killed In Allentown

The toddler who died from a gunshot wound in Allentown on Thursday, March 28 was 3-year-old Elijah Abreu Borgen, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. 

Lehigh County Coroner's Office 

Lehigh County Coroner's Office 

Photo Credit: Facebook/Lehigh County Coroner's Office & Forensic Center

Borgen's cause of death was a gunshot wound to the body, but the manner of death is pending investigation, said Coroner Daniel Buglio after an autopsy on Friday, March 29. 

Police said he was shot around noon on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street. Responding officers rendered first aid and took him to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries around 12:45 p.m., authorities have said. 

In addition to the Coroner's Office, Borgen's death is being investigated by Allentown police, the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, and the District Attorney's Office. 

"My heart breaks for everyone involved in this tragic incident and I offer my deepest condolences and prayers to the family, friends, and entire neighborhood community," Buglio said.

Allentown police said Thursday there is "no physical threat to the community." 

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