Man wanted for fatally shooting woman, 1-year-old grandson in Allentown turns himself in: police

1-year-old boy and woman killed; multiple people hurt in separate shootings in Allentown, Pa.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- The man accused of fatally shooting a woman and her 1-year-old grandson in Allentown last week turned himself in to authorities on Thursday night, the Allentown Police Department said. 

Gabriel Cartagena, 43, was wanted for the killings of 44-year-old Ada Ortiz and her 1-year-old grandson, Sebastian Serrano Jr. Cartagena was taken into custody without incident and processed accordingly, police said. 

Cartagena was charged with two counts of criminal homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated assault and other offenses, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office said. 

Police found Ortiz and her grandson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the living room of a home at 160 Chestnut Street in Allentown on Dec. 29, the DA's office said. 

A third gunshot victim, Leandro Ortiz, the husband of Ada, was shot in the upper left side of his chest, according to the DA's office. 

Leandro Ortiz told police he was shot by Cartagena when he stepped between the shooter and a 7-year-old child inside the home, the DA's office said. 

Multiple agencies are investigating the shooting. 

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