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UPDATE: 46-year-old victim identified in deadly MacArthur Road parking lot shooting

The shooting occurred early Saturday night in a parking lot off the 1100 block of MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township, near Jordan Parkway, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.

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WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - The Lehigh County coroner has identified the 46-year-old Palmerton man shot to death Saturday in a parking lot off MacArthur Road.

The victim, Hector Manuel Garcia Gomez, died of gunshot wounds to the torso, Lehigh County Coroner Dan Buglio said after an autopsy Monday.

Gomez suffered multiple gunshot wounds, according to Buglio, who ruled the manner of death a homicide.

It happened at 6:05 p.m. in the parking lot area of 1155 MacArthur Road, just south of Jordan Parkway.

There was no word on any suspects or arrests in connection with the shooting.

The victim was pronounced dead at 7:43 p.m. Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Buglio said.

Besides the coroner’s office, investigating are Whitehall Township police, the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force and the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office.

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