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19-Year-Old Fatally Shot Inside Catasauqua Home Ruled a Homicide

Investigators are withholding the victim’s name pending Monday’s autopsy.

Overview

  • Police found the Allentown teen shot inside a residence on the 200 block of Edward Lane on Saturday evening.
  • The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Lehigh County coroner ruled the manner of death a homicide.
  • An autopsy and radiology examination are scheduled for Monday, Nov. 10, at the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office & Forensic Center.
  • Officials confirmed the identity to family but will delay public release to allow relatives time to grieve.
  • The case remains under active investigation, and authorities ask anyone with information to contact the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force or Catasauqua police; no arrests have been announced.