A shooting near a Lehigh Valley campus Tuesday night left four people hurt, a man who prosecutors says fired into a crowd behind bars and the university on lockdown.
According to Muhlenberg College, multiple people were hit in a shooting that occurred about a half mile from campus, causing a lockdown order.
Allentown police later confirmed that there was a shooting in the area of the 1800 block of West Turner Street.
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On Wednesday, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan revealed that the shooting -- which took place around 6:45 p.m. -- left four people hurt.
The shooting victims were taken to the hospital by private cars before police arrived. The three women and one man who were shot all suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were expected to survive, Holihan said.
An investigation revealed that a man had fired into a crowd of people outside of a Turner Street home, Holihan's office said.
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Axel Yadiel Suarez-Vidal, 22, surrendered to police Wednesday morning to face attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment charges in relation to the shooting, the DA's office said.
On Tuesday night, Muhlenberg College posted on social media about a shooting near 19th and Turner streets and said they were working in connection with Allentown police.
The campus was placed on lockdown and people were told to shelter in place. Once the incident was deemed clear the lockdown was lifted.
"We understand that Muhlenberg College was briefly locked down," Holihan's office wrote. "Our investigation has yielded no connection to Muhlenberg College and no threat to the Muhlenberg College Community."
Suarez-Vidal remained jailed Wednesday awaiting a preliminary hearing. Online court records don't list an attorney would could comment on his behalf.
The investigation continued overnight. The DA's office urged anyone with information about the shooting to contact Allentown Police's Criminal Investigations Division at 610-437-7721 or the police Complaint Desk at 610-437-7753.
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