Shooting in Center City Allentown leaves male dead, authorities say

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A Sunday afternoon shooting has left a male dead in Center City Allentown, authorities said.

City officers were called shortly before 3 p.m. to Sixth and Tilghman streets for reported gunfire, city police said. A male was pronounced dead at the scene by 3:14 p.m., according to police.

The death is being ruled a homicide and an autopsy is planned for Monday, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office stated in a news release Sunday evening.

The incident is being investigated by the Allentown Police Department; the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Homicide Task Force; and the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.

Those with information about the shooting are asked to call city police detectives at 610-437-7721 or the Police Desk at 610-437-7753, Ext 1. Additionally, anonymous text tips can be sent via the Tip411 App on the Allentown Police Department’s Facebook Page or via the Allentown Police Department’s website at www.allentownpa.gov/Police.

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Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com.

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