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Bethlehem Double Shooting Victims Identified as Probe Focuses on Possible Murder-Suicide

Autopsies on Monday will determine the official manner of death.

Overview

  • The Lehigh County Coroner named the deceased as Sarah A. Rice, 39, and Greg A. Johnson, 42, both of Bethlehem.
  • Police are investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide, with findings pending autopsies at the county forensic center.
  • An adult who had just dropped off a child after a playdate called 911, and officers found the pair in a basement with a firearm.
  • Three children identified as the couple’s were unharmed and are with relatives, and another adult in the home is not a suspect.
  • Authorities report no indication of a broader threat to the community, and neighbors held a candlelight vigil Sunday night.