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One arrested in Allentown shooting

A man has been charged in the early morning Saturday shooting at the Club Dubai, located in the American Plaza, Allentown.

Joshua Colon, 25, of Allentown, has been charged with one count of criminal homicide and two counts of criminal attempt to commit criminal homicide.

Colon is being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg and will be held without bail.

Allentown Police said officers working an extra duty assignment at Club Dubai went to the east end of the parking lot at 2:23 a.m. for a disturbance.

While responding to the area of the disturbance, officers heard multiple gunshots and saw a man with a handgun actively shooting at pedestrians in the area.

One Allentown Police officer shot at Colon, who got into a car and drove away.

Police said Paul Junior Prieto, 28, of Easton, was killed by Colon's gunfire. Two others were injured.

The Allentown Police Department was assisted at the scene by the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office, the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. This investigation is ongoing, and anyone who may have information related to this incident is asked to contact the Allentown Police Detective Bureau at 610-437-7721.