ALLENTOWN, Pa. — David J. Gibbs spent the hours before his death the way he had spent much of his life: connecting with his community. The 34-year-old Allentown father, known in local music circles as David True, posted photos on Facebook and received messages of love from friends and fans late Thursday night.
By early Friday morning, he was dead—killed in a shooting at Big Woody’s Restaurant and Bar that left two others injured and added another name to the growing list of Lehigh Valley artists lost to gun violence.
Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio identified Gibbs as the victim and ruled his death a homicide due to gunshot injuries. He was pronounced dead at 2:40 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg…