WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio on Thursday ruled the death of Patricia E. White, 35, a homicide.
White, 35, died Tuesday at Lehigh Valley Health Network's Cedar Crest campus of multiple gunshot wounds she sustained at West Catasauqua Park, 2301 Pine St., in Whitehall Township, Buglio said.
- Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio on Thursday ruled the death of Patricia E. White, 35, a homicide.
- White, 35, died Tuesday at Lehigh Valley Health Network's Cedar Crest campus of multiple gunshot wounds
- She sustained them at West Catasauqua Park, 2301 Pine St., in Whitehall Township
According to the Whitehall Township Police affidavit:
Police received a call about "multiple gunshots fired" at the park at 2301 Pine St. There, they found two gunshot victims, a man and a woman. Both were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.
White was pronounced dead in the emergency department and the other victim, a man identified as Frank Russo, was treated for his injuries.
Police have charged Rami Abouloh, 41, of Allentown with homicide.
Witnesses reported a man matching Abouloh's description leaving the scene of the shooting in a grey Toyota. As police tried to track him down, Abouloh called 911 to turn himself in.
He told dispatchers he caught his wife with another man in the Whitehall park and shot them both and asked police to come and get him at his home on East Hamilton Street in Allentown.
When police arrived, they found Abouloh inside with the door wide open, still on the phone with the dispatcher. Police recovered a semi-automatic firearm on a "step inside of a closet" with a magazine next to it.
Abouloh told investigators three children were in the home, and police said they made sure they were safe.
As Abouloh was taken into custody, he uttered, "That's what happens when you cheat."
In addition to homicide, Abouloh also was charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault.
He was arraigned Wednesday morning, denied bail and committed to Lehigh County Jail.
In addition to the coroner’s office, the death is being investigated by the Whitehall Township Police Department, the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office and the Allentown Police Department.
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