In the early morning of October 4, 2024, gunfire in a South Whitehall Township neighborhood ended in the death of 56-year-old Christopher E. Potter. Potter was found in a first-floor bathroom of a home in the 3400 block of Cambridge Circle with two gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at 6:36 a.m.; the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

A witness heard two shots and saw a man flee the residence. Residents then reported a man acting suspiciously and running through yards; that individual was identified as 34-year-old Elvis Miguel Perez of Bethlehem and taken into custody about an hour after the shooting. Police later recovered a handgun in a garbage can at a nearby residence; the gun’s caliber matched shell casings found inside Potter’s home. Perez, a convicted felon whose record includes burglary and firearms offenses, was charged with criminal homicide, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, and possession of a firearm with an altered manufacturer’s number, and was arraigned and held without bail. Authorities have not disclosed a motive or whether Perez and Potter knew each other.

Does anyone have information about Potter, Perez, or activity in the Cambridge Circle area that morning?