ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, is speaking out after the city has seen two deadly shootings that left three people dead.
According to police, the first shooting occurred on Thursday evening around 7:40 p.m. on the 500 block of North 4th Street. Responding officers found one person suffering from gunshot wounds and they were later transported to the hospital, where they died, officials say.
Hours later, police began investigating a deadly double shooting just before 2:30 a.m. on Friday morning, according to authorities.
Police say officers responded to the 100 block of East South Street and found a 21-year-old man and a 42-year-old man dead from gunshot wounds.