LEHIGH COUNTY, PA. (THECOUNT) — Edwin Diaz-Rivera, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday night fatal shooting in Lehigh County.

Diaz-Rivera, 37, was killed in an overnight shooting in Allentown.

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According to reports, police responded to calls of shots fired in the 700 block of North 11th Street. When they arrived, Diaz-Rivera was found suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

Diaz-Rivera was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead of gunshot injuries around 11:40 p.m. Saturday.

The coroner ruled the death a homicide.

No suspect or motive information was provided by officials.

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Geo quick facts: Lehigh County is a county located in the Lehigh Valley region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 349,497. Its county seat is Allentown, the state’s third-largest city behind Philadelphia and Pittsburgh – Wikipedia.