BERKS COUNTY – Authorities in Berks County are investigating a shooting near Kutztown University that claimed the life of a Reading man. The incident occurred Saturday around 12:50 a.m. at the Advantage Point student housing on Baldy Road in Maxatawny Township. Police discovered 18-year-old Diego Velasquez had been shot. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest where he later died. Officials say Velazquez was not a Kutztown student. The death has been ruled a homicide. There’s no word on what led to the incident or if there are any suspects in the case. PSP Reading along with the Berks County District Attorney’s office are investigating.
