BETHLEHEM, LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced for his involvement in a shooting that occurred at a 2022 Pennsylvania music festival in Lehigh County.
Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced a state prison sentence for a man charged in a shooting at Musikfest in Bethlehem.
The DA stated that Joshua Nathaniel Colon, 26, was sentenced to three to nine years after a plea agreement was reached in the case, due to the victim’s refusal to cooperate with the investigation.
Colon, a resident of Bethlehem, pleaded guilty in December 2024, to the following charges;
- Aggravated assault
- Recklessly endangering another person
On August 13, 2022, Bethlehem police responded to a gunshot fired in the Plaza Tropical section of Musikfest located at the intersection of Main and West Lehigh streets.
An investigation determined the shooting happened during a fight between two groups. The victim, Jathaniel Lopez, was shot once in the stomach.
Police said that despite the size of the large crowd in the area attending Musikfest, no other injuries were reported to police after this shooting occurred.
