Crime & Safety
Easton Man Charged In 'Random' Recent Killings In Allentown
Authorities described the recent killings as 'random.'

An Easton man is among three men charged in killings which investigators have described as ‘random’ in Allentown and New Jersey, according to multiple media reports.
Robert A. Jourdain, 20, of Easton, Todd West, 22, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and Kareem Mitchell, 23, of Newark, allegedly killed two people in Allentown on July 5, NJ.com reports.
The shootings occurred at about 4 a.m. on Sunday, according to Lehigh Valley Live.
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Francine Ramos, 32, and Trevor Gray, 21, were shot separately in their cars, the report states, with Ramos dying in the vehicle and Gray dying just outside of it.
Jourdain allegedly bought the ammunition at an Easton-area Wal-Mart and drove the vehicle while West was the one who pulled the trigger, reports state.
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West has now been charged with another killing in Elizabeth on June 25, which was one of three shootings that occurred within 21 hours that day, according to reports.
He has not been charged in the other two incidents as of yet.
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