Allentown Man Sentenced to 10–20 Years in 2018 Fatal Shooting of Friend

Prosecutors say the defendant shot his friend twice during an argument inside a car before fleeing the scene without calling for help.

Allentown, PA – A man convicted in the 2018 fatal shooting of his friend in Allentown was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison, the maximum penalty allowed under the conviction, prosecutors said.

Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced that Anderson Jorge Cruz, 27, was sentenced by Judge Robert L. Steinberg after a jury convicted him in December of voluntary manslaughter under the “unreasonable belief” provision…

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