A 24-year-old man is dead following a shooting Wednesday in Allentown , authorities said.

Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio confirmed to lehighvalleylive.com the shooting happened in the 100 block of North Eighth Street.

It is unclear if the shooting was on the street or at a home or business. City Police Chief Charles Roca and Pamela Lehman, spokeswoman for the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office, couldn’t immediately be reached for more details Thursday morning.

The victim was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township, where he was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later, the coroner said. His death was ruled a homicide by Buglio.

An autopsy is planned for later Thursday, when authorities are expected to release more information.

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