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Teen Accused of Shooting 74-Year-Old Man to Death on Front Porch of Lehigh County Home
Authorities say the teen used a gun without a license and a judge denied bail before a June 3 preliminary hearing.
- On Friday, prosecutors charged 17-year-old Elijah Ceballos as an adult with the homicide of 74-year-old Fernando Guerrero Tabera, who was fatally shot on his patio in the 5100 block of 3rd Street on Thursday evening.
- Investigators allege Ceballos took a Sar Arms 9mm pistol from his father's home on Main Street before the shooting, with his brother telling police Ceballos had been acting strangely recently.
- Police discovered 16 spent 9mm shell casings at the scene after surveillance video showed a suspect pointing a gun at Tabera, and authorities later recovered matching clothing and the firearm at the suspect's home.
- Ceballos was arraigned Friday morning on homicide and weapons charges, with bail denied; he is held at the Lehigh County Jail while the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office investigates.
- The Whitehall Township Police Department wrote on Facebook that "there is no danger to the public" while the investigation remains active, with Ceballos facing a preliminary hearing on June 3.
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WHITEHALL TWP., Pennsylvania -- A teenager has been charged with shooting and killing a 74-year-old man in Whitehall Township.
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