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Man dies of gunshot wounds near Allentown park

Police said a 25-year-old man died after being shot in a park along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Allentown

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A man died after suffering multiple gunshot wounds near a park in Pennsylvania on Saturday, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.

Officials said the 25-year-old man was found after suffering multiple gunshot wounds near a park on the 900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Allentown.

The man was pronounced at about 7:17 p.m. on the scene, law enforcement officials said.

On Monday, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Angel Martinez-Velez, 25, of Allentown.

An investigation is underway by the Allentown Police Department, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Homicide Task Force and the county's District Attorney's office.

If you have any information on this incident, please call the Allentown Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 610-437-7721.

This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.

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