ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A 22-year-old man has been charged in connection with a Tuesday night shooting in the city’s west end, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced Wednesday.
Axel Yadiel Suarez-Vidal shot into a crowd of people gathered outside of a Turner Street home, Holihan said in a release Wednesday.
According to the release:
Officers were dispatched at 6:47 p.m. to the 1800 block of West Turner Street for a shooting where multiple victims had been taken to the hospital in personal vehicles prior to police arrival.
Holihan said a total of four victims — three adult females and one adult male — were shot and all are expected to survive.
Muhlenberg College was locked down during the incident, but the investigation yielded no connection to Muhlenberg and no threat to the college community, Holihan said.
Investigation continues
Suarez-Vidal has been charged with four counts of criminal attempted homicide and aggravated assault, according to the release. According to court paperwork, he's charged with seven counts reckless endangerment,
He surrendered Wednesday morning and was awaiting arraignment in the court of District Judge Rashid Santiago.
The investigation continues, but no additional suspects are being sought, Holihan said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Allentown Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division at 610-437-7721 or Complaint Desk at 610-437-7753.
Follows Saturday fatal shooting
Tuesday’s incident came just days after a gunman shot and killed a 33-year-old man attending a child’s 1-year-old birthday party.
That shooting occurred just before 7:50 p.m. Saturday outside a home at South Dauphin and East Walnut Streets, Holihan’s office said.
Holihan and the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Miguel S. Dalmasi, 33, of Alburtis. He died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio.
Dalmasi, who was celebrating with family, was shot outside the house by someone in an uninvited group that tried to enter the party but was denied, Holihan said.
It was the city’s first homicide of 2024.
