January 14, 2022
Right now there is an active and ongoing investigation into the events that took place sometime this morning at the 7-Eleven and Sunoco gas station on the corner of 12th Street and Hamilton Boulevard in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
This morning at approximately 5:20, officers from the Allentown Police Department were dispatched on a shots fired call in the area of 12th St. and Hamilton Blvd. When police arrived on the scene they discovered one male victim suffering from multiple gun shot wounds.
The officers in assistance with Allentown EMS provided immediate aid on the scene before transporting the victim to a local hospital.
We don’t know exactly where the victim was found, but after viewing the scene this morning, it appeared that shell casings were found on the ground in that Sunoco gas station that’s connected to the 7-Eleven.
The Allentown Police Department is asking anyone with information to call 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 available on the Allentown Police Facebook Page
(https://www.facebook.com/allentownpolice) or via the Allentown Police Department website
at https://www.allentownpa.gov/Police.