Woman found shot to death outside Lehigh County warehouse identified

Officers found the body of the victim next to an SUV in the Lehigh Valley.

Friday, July 15, 2022
Woman found shot to death outside warehouse identified
A woman who was found shot to death outside a warehouse in Lehigh County has been identified.

UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pennsylvania -- A woman who was found shot to death outside a warehouse in Lehigh County has been identified.

Forty-four-year-old Maria Guzman-Rodriguez, of Allentown, was found dead outside Lineage Logistics in Upper Macungie Township early Friday morning.

Police were called to the scene on the 7100 block of Ruppsville Road around 4 a.m.

That's where officers found Guzman-Rodriguez's body next to an SUV.

There has been no word on a suspect or motive. However, her death has been ruled a homicide by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.

Police say witnesses saw a man drive away from the scene in a red Nissan.

The coroner's office said it is investigating alongside the Upper Macungie Township Police Department and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office Homicide Task Force.

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