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Couple Fired Shots At Bethlehem Sports Bar, Threatened Customers With Gun: Police Couple Fired Shots At Bethlehem Sports Bar, Threatened Customers With Gun: Police
Couple Fired Shots At Bethlehem Sports Bar, Threatened Customers With Gun: Police Two people who fired shots inside and out of a Bethlehem bar were in police custody as of Saturday, April 9, authorities announced. Brian, 36, and Judith Saffarally, 35, both of N. 2nd Street in Lehighton, discharged the weapon around 11 p.m. at Big Woodys during a fight on Easton Avenue, Bethlehem police said. Brian fired a shot, hitting the front window of the restaurant, and threatened customers inside, while Judith fired a shot inside, and threatened customers, police said. The Saffarallys were found in the parking lot when officers arrived. The gun was recovered at the scene by p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Charged In Deadly Allentown Restaurant Shooting Man Charged In Deadly Allentown Restaurant Shooting
Man Charged In Deadly Allentown Restaurant Shooting A 48-year-old man was charged in a deadly shooting outside an Allentown restaurant, authorities said. Responding officers found Anthony Rodgers, of Allentown, with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Big Woody's in the 1300 block of Hanover Avenue just after 2:35 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and the Allentown Police Department. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Surveillance footage shows Rodgers arguing with another man before the second man pulled out a handgun and shot Rodgers, according to investigators. That's when the …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Coroner ID's Victim Killed In Shooting At Allentown Restaurant Coroner ID's Victim Killed In Shooting At Allentown Restaurant
Coroner ID's Victim Killed In Shooting At Allentown Restaurant The victim of a deadly shooting at a restaurant in Allentown has been identified as a 42-year-old man, authorities said. Responding officers found Anthony Rodgers, of Allentown, with multiple gunshot wounds at Big Woody's sports bar and restaurant in the 1300 block of Hanover Avenue just after 2:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and the Allentown Police Department. Deputy Coroner Cassandra Schiffner pronounced him dead at the scene at 3:42 a.m. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 25 to determine the cause of death, the coroner's office sai…

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by Nicole Acosta
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One Shot, Killed At Restaurant In Allentown, Police Say One Shot, Killed At Restaurant In Allentown, Police Say
One Shot, Killed At Restaurant In Allentown, Police Say One person was killed in a shooting at a restaurant in Allentown on Thursday, Feb. 24, authorities said. Responding officers found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds at Big Woody's sports bar and restaurant in the 1300 block of Hanover Avenue just after 2:30 a.m., Allentown police said.  The victim died at the scene, police said. Their name is being withheld pending notification to the family. Further details were not immediately provided. This shooting remains under investigation by the Allentown Police Department, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office Homicide Task…

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by Nicole Acosta