Father and toddler among 3 people killed in the explosion of a car in Allentown

A father and son were killed on Saturday night when a car exploded in Allentown, the Lehigh coroner's office said on Monday.

Jacob Schmoyer, 26, of Allentown, and his 2-year-old son, Jonathon Schmoyer, were among the two victims, officials said.

A third victim, David Hallman, 66, also of Allentown, knew and was "friend" of the elder Schmoyer, added the authorities.

Three cars were removed from the scene, including one that was most affected by the blast, officials said.

Jacob Schmoyer, 26, and his 2-year-old son, Jonathan, are among three people killed in the explosion of a car in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday. A third person, David Halman (not shown), was also killed.

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No arrests were made from Monday.

Officials hope to have finished processing the crime scene Tuesday, but the investigation is still ongoing.

The deadly explosion rocked Allentown on Saturday night and shocked witnesses and residents, many of whom described seeing body remains strewn across the street.

A neighbor told NBC10 that the entire building had quaked after the blast. Another said it looked like a fire on the street.

"We heard a big explosion and we went out to our balcony to see if we could see anything," said neighbor Jonathan Pack. "My instinctive reaction was a bomb."

Mike Hunter, another witness, was one block away from the explosion when he heard the blast.

"People were shouting, people were running," Hunter said. "People were scared."

Hunter grabbed his mobile phone and recorded the consequences. The video showed a car in flames, as well as what appeared to be parts of the body on the ground.

"I've never seen anything like it before," Hunter said. "I only saw things like that on TV."

Dozens of ATF agents responded to the scene Saturday night, saying that they appeared to be a "criminal case". County, state and federal officials also participated in the ongoing investigation. Local residents were advised to avoid places and find other routes around the crime scene.

Courtney A. Robinson, city councilor in Allentown, expressed her sympathy for the victims and the community at large and warned that "it will be a complicated investigation and it will take time to find out what's going on." ;happened".

Neighbors, meanwhile, have described a puzzling and terrifying scene just moments after the blast in the area.

"As soon as I turned around, I heard a big boom," said Desiree Guth, a witness. "I saw the car on fire, saw one leg near the car and ran away."