Lehigh County District Attorney: Officer’s use of deadly force justified in Allentown police-involved shooting

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

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.

Investigators say the woman appeared to be in distress and went after first responders with a knife.

The officer shot her once after she refused 16 of his verbal commands to drop the weapon.

The woman survived her injuries.