Allentown man pleads guilty in Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ killing, faces at least 6½ years

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An Allentown man will serve at least 6½ years in state prison after pleading guilty Thursday to third-degree murder in the shooting death of a 19-year-old during what witnesses called an armed game of “quick draw” in Catasauqua.

Samuel Colon, 24, admitted to the Nov. 8, 2025, killing of Ti’Shaun Singleton, of Allentown, at a home at 250 Edward Lane, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Friday.

The negotiated plea, nearly a year after the shooting, means the case will not go to trial. Court records show prosecutors amended the criminal homicide count to third-degree murder Thursday and withdrew the other charges: aggravated assault and five counts of recklessly endangering another person…

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