Victor Rios, 28, was shot and killed on March 7, 2019, in the basement of an apartment building in west Allentown. He was found in the 2300 block of Hamilton Street and later pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest; First Deputy Coroner Eric Minnich ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators found little physical evidence at the scene. A search behind the Lakeview Muhlenberg Apartment complex turned up no substantial clues. Rios’s killing was the fourth homicide in Allentown that year.

Rios’s family, friends, and the community continue to seek answers and justice. If anyone has information about the shooting or observed anything near the 2300 block of Hamilton Street on March 7, 2019, please contact Allentown Police.