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In the fall of 2023, the life of a young woman from Allentown, Pennsylvania, was cut tragically short, leaving a community in shock and a family grappling with immense grief. Sian Amaya Cartagena, an 18-year-old female, was fatally wounded by a gunshot on October 2, 2023. She succumbed to her injuries two days later, on October 4, 2023, at a local hospital. Her death was initially investigated as a homicide, the 16th in the city that year.

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Victim Details

Sian Amaya Cartagena

Female

Black / African American

Allentown

PA

2023-10-02

18

Sian

Amaya Cartagena

04/27/2026