A 38-year-old was shot on March 18 when a drug deal turned into a robbery, police say. Watch video
Easton, Pa., police on Friday released the name and photo of a man accused in a March 18 shooting in the city's West Ward and have asked for the public's help in locating him.
Lamont Baker, 24, of the Newark area, should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.
Lamont Baker, 25, is being sought in a shooting March 18 in Easton's West Ward, city police report. (Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com)Charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and a felon not to possess a firearm were filed in District Judge Richard Yetter's court in Wilson Borough.
If anyone sees Baker, they should call 911 or the department's anonymous tip line at 610-250-6635.
A 38-year-old city man, who was buying crack about 2:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of Ferry Street, was shot when the drug deal turned into a robbery, police said.
Baker -- who was described as black, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 190 pounds, with a short goatee and short hair -- drove off in a Ford Taurus with heavily tinted windows.
Police are also attempting to identify a black woman, about 25 years old, between 5 feet and 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 125-130 pounds and with with long red and black hair who sold the drugs to the victim before fleeing with Baker, police said.
If anyone knows the woman, they are asked to call the police detective's bureau at 610-250-6780 or the tip line, police said.
Baker is believed driving a 1998 gold or silver Taurus, police said on Friday.
The victim drove himself to Easton Hospital. His wound was not life-threatening, police said. He had hidden crack in his buttocks and it was found while he was being examined, police said. He was to be charged by summons with possession of crack cocaine, police said.
Investigators got "limited cooperation" from the victim, police said.
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