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20-year-old arrested in connection to killing in Allentown

May 26, 2022 / 7:56 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

20-year-old arrested in Allentown fatal shooting

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A suspect is in custody in connection to a May 9 homicide in Allentown.

20-year-old Joseph Koller of Sewickley turned himself in to police on Wednesday.

He is now facing multiple charges, including criminal homicide, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, and hindering apprehension.

A 17-year-old was killed and two others were injured in that shooting on May 9 on E. Warrington Avenue.

Police told KDKA on that day that nearly 30 rounds were fired outside of the Dollar General.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.