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A man opened fire at a Wawa store in Pennsylvania early Wednesday, killing a truck driver who was pumping gas and wounding another man before taking his own life, according to WTXF, the Fox-owned-and-operated TV station in Philadelphia.
The man had first shot at a car on Route 22 several miles away before heading to the convenience store and gas station located at Route 100 and Schantz Road in Upper Macungie Township around 4:45 a.m., according to Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin.
The woman in the car told authorities she didn’t realize her car had been hit with a bullet until she stopped at the Wawa store which is near Allentown. She was uninjured.
Crime investigators work the scene at a Wawa convenience store and gas station in Breinigsville, Pa., Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The shooter — who had driven to the same store — pulled up next to a Jeep in the parking lot and shot and wounded the driver, Martin said. He then shot and killed the truck driver before fleeing on foot and fatally shooting himself in the parking lot of a daycare center about a quarter-mile away, Martin said. The daycare facility was closed at the time.
Authorities said there was no apparent motive, nor any connection between the shooter and the victims.
"It appears the three shootings I described were indiscriminate and unrelated," Martin said.
Police believe the shooter and the woman he initially shot at wound up at the same Wawa "coincidentally," Martin told The Allentown Morning Call newspaper.
A coroner identified the shooter as Za Uk Lian, 45, of South Whitehall Township.
The coroner identified the truck driver as Ramon Ramirez, 31, of Allentown.
Officials gather at a Wawa convenience store and gas station in Breinigsville, Pa., Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Ramirez had driven for A. Duie Pyle since November 2019 and was married with three children, according to Pete Dannecker, a vice president at the family-owned company. Ramirez was likely making a quick pit stop before picking up a trailer for the day, he said.
"People who work with him said he was a great guy, did a great job, everybody liked him," Dannecker said. "The driver had nothing to do with this, just got caught up in somebody else’s issues."
The injuries to the man in the Jeep were not considered life-threatening, Martin said. He was in stable condition after surgery.
The shootings drew a large police presence. Nearby businesses and a school closed as a precaution.
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An investigator works the crime scene at a Wawa convenience store and gas station in Breinigsville, Pa., Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Officials said a Wawa employee who was taking out the trash heard the gunshots, ushered two customers inside the store and locked the door.
A spokesperson said Wawa was not making the employee available for interviews but added "we are truly grateful for his efforts to protect customers and fellow associates."
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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