An 11-year-old boy was shot dead in Allentown late on Tuesday, Dec. 27, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement.
The child was shot at his home on the 600 block of North Front Street just before 7:30 p.m. and was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, the coroner said. Hospital staff declared him dead at about 8:30 p.m
His official cause and manner of death are pending the results of an autopsy scheduled for Friday, Dec. 30 at 8 am, officials said.
The child’s name has not yet been released, “out of respect for the family of the child and the ongoing investigation,” Buglio wrote.
Allentown police and the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office are continuing to investigate.
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