Eight-year-old Herman K. Bud Flood IV died on April 12, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Described as a playful, curious boy who loved Legos, football, singing and Batman, Bud was remembered as a doting big brother and a cherished son to his parents and foster parents, and a member of a large extended family.

The death has been attributed to gun violence from being shot with a BB gun. A funeral service was held April 18, 2023, and Bud was buried at North Hardyston Cemetery. The community rallied around the grieving family and a GoFundMe was created to assist with funeral expenses. No arrests or suspect identifications have been reported.

If anyone has information about the circumstances that led to Bud Flood’s death, please come forward and share what you know.