Man sentenced to 40-80 years in prison for Allentown shooting that wounded 6

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to decades behind bars for a 2024 shooting in Allentown that left six people injured, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

A jury convicted Yunior Peralta-Quintana, of Allentown, in January on attempted murder, aggravated assault and other charges in connection with the shooting, which happened on 7th Street near the city’s Dominican festival on Aug. 25, 2024, according to an announcement from DA Gavin P. Houlihan’s office. Peralta-Quintana was sentenced Thursday to 40 to 80 years in state prison.

In May 2025, Peralta-Quintana was charged with intimidating and retaliating against a witness, and he was convicted on those counts as well, the DA said…

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