Neighbor: East Allentown man traded shots with robbers before killing one

WFMZ ^

[Red in Blue PA]

The east Allentown man who shot a robber to death Wednesday night was first pistol-whipped by three robbers acting together, a neighbor said Thursday.

And when the resident of 655 Westminster St. pulled a gun in self-defense, one of the robbers fired at the resident, a man in his 50s, said the neighbor, recounting what the resident told him.

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Other neighbors said they believe the armed resident has a license to carry a firearm.

A woman who opened the door of the alleged shooter's small, single-story home Thursday said the family did not wish to comment.

Kevin Kern, who lives at Westminster and Graham streets, said he heard the shots but didn't see any of the deadly confrontation.

The neighborhood generally is quiet, he said, other than a few loud cars and an occasional outburst from someone leaving one of the nearby drinking establishments.

Lugo had an extensive criminal history and spent time in prison for violent crimes.

In 1994, Lugo was shot while sitting in the back seat of a cab parked at Seventh and Tilghman streets in Allentown. In that case, Michael Williams, then 25, was convicted of attempted homicide and other charges.

[Red in Blue PA]

Good guys 1; Bad guys 0

[Secret Agent Man]

i hope the other robber is charged with murder (for the crook who was shot and died).

[Red in Blue PA]

My question is why the hell was Lugo walking the streets with that record? He killed at least once before!

Start charging those in the “justice” system who let these cancers walk among us!

[Secret Agent Man]

didn’t PA release a bunch of folks because judges declared overcrowding or not enough funds? I mean, periodically this occurred, in PA’s past? I thought this was one place where it happened that prisons had to let some out early because of money issues or overcrowding issues.

[2ndDivisionVet]

You need a “permit” to have a gun in your home?

[12th_Monkey]

Seems a problem we eliminated.

[Red in Blue PA]

The “permit” is a license to carry anywhere except schools and courthouses. PA has some of the best gun laws in the nation in this regard.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Then why did they mention it in the context of his residence, or did I misunderstand that?

[Red in Blue PA]

You do not need a permit of any kind to OC or CC on your own residence.

[tired&retired]

Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim on Thursday identified the dead man as Carlos N. Lugo Jr., 35, of the 1700 block of South Hall Street, Allentown. Lugo had a long record of serious crimes, according to court records. Lugo had an extensive criminal history and spent time in prison for violent crimes. In 1994, Lugo was shot while sitting in the back seat of a cab parked at Seventh and Tilghman streets in Allentown. In that case, Michael Williams, then 25, was convicted of attempted homicide and other charges. According to court testimony, Lugo and Williams had fought over drug transactions and money Lugo allegedly owed Williams. In 1996, Lugo was charged with killing a man during a mob attack triggered by an argument over a children's game of hacky sack. Lugo and two others were charged in the death of Manuel Ortiz, 59, an Allentown police reserve officer who was attacked near his home on East Linden Street by a mob that first went after his daughter's boyfriend. Prosecutors said the attack occurred after a woman called on her sons to settle an argument that erupted after children blocked her car as they played hacky sack. Ortiz was hit on the head and fell to the ground. He died a few days later from skull fractures that caused his brain to swell. Prosecutors couldn't determine who struck the fatal blows and charged Lugo, then 18, and the other two men. Although Lugo was charged with homicide, that charge was later dismissed. Lugo pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and conspiracy and testified for the prosecution. He was sentenced to serve two to eight years in state prison. In 2006, Lugo was sentenced to serve four to 12 years in state prison for his role in a drug ring run from Lehigh County Prison. Prosecutors said Lugo was the operation's ringleader who enticed others to work with him and communicated regularly with alleged accomplices outside the prison. In that case, Lugo pleaded guilty to violating the state's corrupt organizations law. At his sentencing, Lugo said he started looking up to drug dealers who bought him things and gave him money. The prosecutor in the case said if Lugo had used his intelligence and business skills wisely, he probably would have been very successful.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

That picture is not Lugo. It is some other criminal on a section of the page for a gallery of noteworthy mugshots.

There doesn’t seem to be any pictures for Lugo, mugshots or otherwise.

[certrtwngnut]

One of my sons lives in Hamburg,Pa. Business takes him into Reading quite often and whenever he goes there he carries. Reading is a pretty nasty place.

[Red in Blue PA]

Reading is the worst of the worst. Worse than Philly IMO.

[jimsin]

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COMMENTS ANYONE?

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[jimsin]

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[ogen hal]

Good shooting, citizen. Civilization thanks you.

[jimsin]

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[certrtwngnut]

The only good thing left in Reading is the Maple Grove Drag Strip.

[tired&retired]

Thank you. That explains why the two were linked together.

My apologies.

[tired&retired]

I have two ex-wives from Reading.... I agree with you!!!!!