Ten people are recovering from what was the worst mass shooting in memory for Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The gunfire began just before 2 a.m. Thursday at the Deja Vu nightclub. Multiple victims remain hospitalized but are expected to survive, according to The Morning Call. Most of those who were shot had just left the nightclub and were standing outside when the shooting began.
Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin, who has served since 1998, said he couldnât remember another shooting with more victims in the areaâs history.
Update: Allentown Police Captain Bill Lake says 10 people were shot as they were leaving& outside Deja Vu nightclub just before 2AM. All expected to survive, most still hospitalized in biggest mass shooting in recent time Morning Call reports. @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/dL2XC0fVRX
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The Allentown Rescue Mission is just a few doors down from the bar. Its managing director, Dean Browning, said the area has become more dangerous in the six decades the shelter has operated.
âI wish it werenât like this, but this is the way our society is changing,â he said. âItâs one of those unfortunate situations, but this is where we are, and we just have to hope for the best that people change.â
Allentown is the third largest city in Pennsylvania, with more than 100,000 residents.
