FOUNTAIN HILL, Pa. - An 18-year-old charged with shooting three people outside a home on the Fourth of July has been identified by authorities.
Anthony Jamir Estrella, who lives in the borough, was denied bail at his arraignment Saturday on aggravated assault and related crimes.
He was ordered to Lehigh County Jail pending a July 11 preliminary hearing before District Judge Ronald Manescu, according to court documents.
Estrella is charged with three counts of aggravated assault, four counts of recklessly endangering others and a single count of carrying a firearm without a license.
Borough police said he pulled out a handgun and opened fire at a gathering outside a home in the 900 block of Delaware Avenue. It happened about 9:55 p.m. after Estrella showed up uninvited and was asked to leave, according to a brother of one of the victims.
Three people were shot and Estrella is believed to have accidentally shot himself in the leg, according to Police Chief Ed Bachert.
He was arrested after he showed up at St. Luke’s Anderson Campus seeking treatment, Bachert said.
The three others – authorities have not identified the victims – all required surgery but are expected to survive their injuries, Bachert said.
One of the victims, a man, was shot four times. Another man was shot in the leg and a woman who lived at the home was shot in the stomach, Bachert said.
