Crime & Safety

Salisbury Police Respond to Shots Fired, Area Evacuated

Allentown and Salisbury Township Police have set up a command unit on E. Johnston Street near the Mountain Park section after shots were reportedly fired.

Some streets are closed and residents have been asked to evacuate an area near Albert and E. Johnston streets as Allentown and investigate a possible shooting at about 5 p.m., according to WFMZ.

Shots were reportedly fired at 126 E. Johnston Street in Allentown, near the Mountain Park section of Salisbury at around 5:00pm Tuesday, Allentown Police Captain Daryl Hendricks told WFMZ.


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