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Officials: 55-Year-Old Edward James Shadder Fatally Shot By Pennsylvania State Trooper Following Domestic Dispute In Northampton County
CBS Philadelphia 5/24/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Philly
EASTON, Pa. (CBS/AP) A Pennsylvania State Police trooper shot and killed a man after responding to a domestic dispute over the weekend, authorities said. Police were called Sunday afternoon to a home in Williams Township, near Easton, by a distraught, screaming woman, according to Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck.
A trooper got to the home five minutes later and encountered 55-year-old Edward James Shadder, who was acting erratically, Houck said. The trooper shot him twice outside the home, killing him, according to state police.