A man wanted for a parole violation barricaded himself with a firearm inside a Super 8 Hotel room on Airport Road in Allentown before being found dead, police announced on Sunday, Oct. 19.

The 62-year-old Weissport man was spotted in the parking lot of the Super 8, located at 1033 Airport Road, at around 10:16 a.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Bethlehem.

Troopers attempted to serve him with an arrest warrant for a parole violation out of Carbon County, but he fled into a hotel room and refused to come out, authorities said.

The Allentown Emergency Response Team (ERT) responded and attempted to negotiate a peaceful surrender, but when officers entered the room, the man was discovered deceased, according to the release.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office will determine

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