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Shooting at Allentown restaurant that killed man, injured 2 others was justified, DA says

February 27, 2026 at 2:30 pm

Shooting at Allentown restaurant that killed man, injured 2 others was justified, DA says

A man who shot three people, killing one of them, late last year in an Allentown restaurant was justified in doing so, the DA said.

Allentown police investigate a shooting Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, on Hanover Avenue in Allentown. Police said three people were shot, one fatally, after a fight. (Chris Dornblaser / The Morning Call)

The wife of Philadelphia Eagles and Hall of Fame linebacker and center Chuck Bednarik, Emma Bednarik watches as her husband Bethlehem native and Eagles Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik had a plaque dedicated to him at Liberty High School in 2013. She died this week. (Donna Fisher/The Morning Call)

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Dieruff High School students conduct a peaceful walkout Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The students marched from the school to Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

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Allentown Council member Ce-Ce Gerlach talks on Election day, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, outside a polling place at Dieruff High School in the city.(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is ranked second among the Large Employers category during The Morning Call’s Lehigh Valley Top Workplaces Awards 2026 awards banquet Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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A modular building that serves as a community concession stand and an adjoining “maintenance building’” is seen Friday, Feb. 27, 2027, in Allentown. Neighbors were worried that plans to expand the Sonia Sotomayor Dual Language Immersion Academy would lead to the demolition of the buildings. However, Allentown School Board members approved a plan that would leave them intact. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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