Police are investigating after, they said, a man was killed in a shooting that happened in South Whitehall Township on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
Police in South Whitehall Township are investigating after a 56-year-old man was killed at a property along Cambridge Circle on Friday morningLaw enforcement officials in Lehigh County are investigating after a man was shot and killed in an early morning incident in South Whitehall Township on Friday. A suspect was arrested and charged in connection to this incident.
According to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, a 56-year-old man -- now identified as Christopher E. Potter -- was killed after being shot two times at a house along the 3400 block of Cambridge Circle in South Whitehall Township around 6:36 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.The coroner's office noted Potter was pronounced at the scene and his death was ruled a homicide.
Residents who lived nearby called police to report that a man was acting suspiciously, officials said. The residents reported that the person was running through yards. The suspicious person was identified as 34-year-old Elvis Miguel Perez who was arrested about an hour after the shooting happened, according to a spokesperson with the District Attorney's Office. He was charged with criminal homicide and other related charges.Officials explained that a handgun was found in a garbage can at a home where Perez was arrested. The handgun was the same caliber as the two shell casings found inside the house where Potter was shot.
Perez is currently being held in the Lehigh County Jail without bail and a preliminary hearing will be held on Oct. 14, officials said.First Alert Weather
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