Jason Gonzalez, 25, and Garfield McLean Jr., 30, both of Allentown, were charged with felony criminal homicide, felony conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, and felony person not to possess a firearm, authorities said. Gonzalez also faces a misdemeanor charge of recklessly endangering another person after a second man standing beside Colon was nearly struck.
Both were arrested less than two hours after the killing and remain in Lehigh County Jail without bail. Their preliminary hearings are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Lehigh County Central Court.
The shooting happened at 5:42 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the 100 block of North 8th Street. Police found Colon suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the doorway of an apartment building. His death was ruled a homicide by the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office…