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Teen Victim In Deadly Luzerne County Shooting Identified
Authorities have identified the young man fatally injured in an early-evening shooting in Luzerne County on Friday, April 14.
Rolando X. Cepeda, 18, of Hazle, was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement.
The day prior, Cepeda was in the 50 block of West 23rd Street in Hazle Township when he was shot multiple times, the coroner said.
In a statement, state troopers said "several individuals" were struck in the shooting, though only Cepeda was identified as being fatally injured. The suspect or suspects f…
