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On October 2, 2017, 28-year-old Richard Vera Jr. and 24-year-old Keith Minick were shot and killed in a midday double homicide at an intersection in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Both men were on foot when gunfire erupted; they were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and died less than two hours later.

Vera was described by family as a happy-go-lucky young man who loved spending time with his family and playing basketball. He was a father, and a GoFundMe page was created to support his children after his death. Investigators linked the killings to a violent turf dispute between rival subsets of the Bloods, noting that both victims and three other men at the scene were recorded in a gang intelligence database.

Two men were seen fleeing the area after the shooting, but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests or charges have been announced. Does anyone have information about the shooting or remember seeing activity near that intersection on October 2, 2017?