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South Whitehall Township man identified as Wawa gunman, coroner says
Updated Apr 21, 6:04 PM;
Posted Apr 21, 12:39 PM
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The gunman who shot two people, killing one of them, before turning the gun on himself was a 45-year-old man from South Whitehall Township, the Lehigh County coroner’s office said.
Za Uk Lian’s manner of death was suicide. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday, the coroner said.
Ramon Ramirez, 31, was shot by Lian while pumping gas early Wednesday morning at the Wawa at Route 100 and Schantz Road in Upper Macungie Township, authorities said.
Ramirez was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 5:30 a.m. from a gunshot wound. His death was ruled a homicide, Coroner Eric Minnich said.
Man fatally shot by police responding to Catasauqua dispute (UPDATE)
Updated Feb 23, 2021;
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Catasauqua police responding to a dispute Friday afternoon in a borough home fatally shot an armed man, Pennsylvania State Police report.
It occurred about 1:45 p.m. in the basement of the home in the 100 block of South 14th Street, according a news release from state police Troop M based in Bethlehem.
Police were called for the dispute between 27-year-old Ryan Daniel Shirey and an ex-girlfriend.
Three Catasauqua police officers entered the home, and Shirey fled to the basement where he retrieved a revolver, state police said.
Woman killed while crossing road outside Allentown is identified
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
Responders prepare to reopen Race Street in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, the morning of Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, after 50-year-old Rachael Patterson, of Allentown, was struck and killed by a driver.Mike Nester | lehighvalleylive.com contributor
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Patterson was struck by a vehicle about 6:10 a.m. as she crossed Race Street near Cascade Drive in Hanover Township, authorities said.
She was taken by ambulance to St. Luke’s University Hospital, Fountain Hill, where she was pronounced dead at 6:47 a.m. The cause was multiple traumatic injuries, and the death was ruled an accident, Coroner Eric Minnich said in a news release.