Crime & Safety

Bethlehem Man Shot Walking Down Alaska Street

Police say a gray PT Cruiser or Dodge 300 was driving by as the shots hit victim in the legs.

A Bethlehem man was shot in the leg as he walked down the street in the Southside on Tuesday night, city police said.

Ulises Beltran-Roldan, 23, of 543 Jischke St., was walking north on Alaska Street, just south of Broadway, at about 9:30 p.m., when he was shot multiple times in his legs, police said. One of his legs was broken and he is in stable condition at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill, police said.

Police said Beltran-Roldan heard the gunshots that hit him and saw a gray colored Dodge PT Cruiser or 300 drive by as he was hit.

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Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Bethlehem Police Department tips line at 610-691-6660 or Det. Chris Beebe at 610-997-7681.


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