Prosecutor: Officer who shot man outside home was justified
July 2, 2021
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EASTON, Pa. (AP) A state trooper was justified in fatally shooting a 55-year-old man who choked him when the officer responded to a domestic assault outside the man s home in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities announced Friday.
The trooper, a seven-year veteran from the Belfast barracks, was on his way to work when he responded to a woman s screaming call to 911.
Edward Shadder was assaulting a woman in the driveway when the trooper arrived, the Northampton County District Attorney s office recounted.
The trooper got out of his car and ordered Shadder to halt, but Shadder ignored the directive. The trooper then used his Taser on him twice, but both times it was ineffective.
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