Crime & Safety

Man Killed After Being 'Targeted' In Allentown Shooting

An Allentown man was shot and killed Thursday morning outside a convenience store in a "targeted" shooting.

A man was shot and killed on Thursday morning in Allentown in what is being described as a ”targeted” shooting, according to police.

The man, who was shot at about 10 a.m. outside a convenience store at Eight and Washington Streets, police said, has not yet been identified.

Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim was called to the hospital just after noon because the victim had died.

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One other man was injured in the shooting, police said.

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Police are looking for a dark green Jeep Liberty with three men inside that fled the scene, the Morning Call in Allentown reports.

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