Gunman in Lehigh Valley shooting spree had concealed carry permit, district attorney says
UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- New information has been released about the gunman who went on a shooting spree in the Lehigh Valley early Wednesday morning.
Za Uk Lian, 45, shot at a woman on Route 22 in Upper Macungie Township shortly before 5 a.m. She was not injured.
He then pulled into a Wawa parking lot where he shot and wounded a man in a Jeep, then shot and killed a truck driver who was pumping gas.
Lian then walked down the road where he shot and killed himself.
On Thursday, District Attorney Jim Martin said Lian purchased the .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol legally in January.
Lian applied for a concealed carry permit in February and received approval last month.
There is still no word on a motive.
The truck driver who was killed, 31-year-old Ramon Ramirez of Allentown, was a father of three.
