{"id":117858,"date":"2026-02-19T07:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T07:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/117858\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T07:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T07:36:09","slug":"lehigh-county-district-attorney-officers-use-of-deadly-force-justified-in-allentown-police-involved-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/117858\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh County District Attorney: Officer’s use of deadly force justified in Allentown police-involved shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thursday, February 19, 2026 4:50AM<\/p>\n

\"DA:<\/p>\n

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) — The Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office released an update Wednesday on a police-involved shooting in Allentown.<\/a><\/p>\n

District Attorney Gavin Holihan says an officer was justified when he shot and injured a 29-year-old woman at the former Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital on January 11.<\/p>\n

Investigators say the woman appeared to be in distress and went after first responders with a knife.<\/p>\n

The officer shot her once after she refused 16 of his verbal commands to drop the weapon.<\/p>\n

The woman survived her injuries.<\/p>\n

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