(1) "Well we're living here in Allentown..."
Thread about the car explosion that killed 3 people. I'm not sure what this is about but I will let you know in this thread when I hear more.
Always be ready for anything: ready.gov/explosions
cbsnews.com/news/allentown…
Thread about the car explosion that killed 3 people. I'm not sure what this is about but I will let you know in this thread when I hear more.
Always be ready for anything: ready.gov/explosions
cbsnews.com/news/allentown…
(2) Transcript of the press briefing at 430pm Sunday. Hopefully we will find out more on Monday morning.
mcall.com/news/breaking/…
mcall.com/news/breaking/…
(3) Allentown car explosion victims named. Two adult men who were known to each other, & the two year old son(!) of one of them. Police believe one of the men was the perpetrator. A woman is being questioned by Police.
mcall.com/news/breaking/…
mcall.com/news/breaking/…
(4) Jonathan Schmoyer, 2, Jacob G. Schmoyer, 26 (the father), & David Hallman (66) died in the explosion. Relatives confirmed that they were killed, before the official confirmation came.
Kudos to local media for respecting the privacy of the relatives, & avoiding speculation.
Kudos to local media for respecting the privacy of the relatives, & avoiding speculation.
(5) I'm gathering info on the two men killed. Police believe one of them was the perpetrator. This local reporter tweeted a pic from 2 months ago of David Hallman washing his car after a shooting. At night. Who does that?
He died near the same spot; I assume he lived there.
He died near the same spot; I assume he lived there.
(6) I will not say what I think happened until I've researched more. I believe Police probably know & will say so later.
Whatever happened, it's extremely tragic. Jacob Shmoyer's family have been commenting publicly so I will too. They say he loved his son more than anything.
Whatever happened, it's extremely tragic. Jacob Shmoyer's family have been commenting publicly so I will too. They say he loved his son more than anything.
(7) I have read what I believe is or was Schmoyer's Facebook page between 2009 and 2016. There are signs of mental health issues several years ago, but I can't tell to what degree, or whether they were now under control. It may be relevant or irrelevant. Too soon to tell IMHO.
(8) The scene was one block away from a pre-season ice hockey game that ended just after the explosion at 9.30pm Saturday. We know Hallman likely lived nearby. We have an Allentown address that is likely Schmoyer's. I have gleaned demographic info about family & friends via FB.
(9) It happened in central Allentown (where I've placed my cursor on the map.) The PPL Center (ice hockey) is nearby, and also a popular restaurant district. I don't think the location tells us much, since it is likely where Hallman happened to live.
(10) Why am I interested in this case, you ask? Because it was a car explosion, which is rare and, while isolated incidents like this are usually personal/domestic related, I am finding background info that may end up being relevant, along with the personal issues.
(11) What is believed to be the home of Schroyer is less than a mile from the home of Hallman, where the incident occurred. Neighbors say a young couple, their toddler son, and the husband's parents lived there.
(12) I must apologize for getting the name Schmoyer wrong a few times... it's not a name I'm familiar with in NZ. Some of Jacob Schmoyer's family seem to spell it Schmeyer. Jacob lived with his girlfriend of four years, Jasmine Kerecz, who called him Jake.
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