ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania prosecutor says Allentown Police officers were entirely justified for killing a man who shot a pharmacy employee during a robbery and then rammed two police cruisers.
Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin announced his decision Friday, after reviewing events surrounding the May 21 death of 43-year-old Joseph Hodgin.
Martin’s report says police fired 51 rounds at Hodgin, hitting him 16 times. Hodgin had morphine and heroin in his system.
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The pharmacy worker was seriously injured by the shooting, after which Hodgin took money and fled in a pickup truck.
Police say Hodgin pointed a handgun at officers who approached his truck.
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