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Family Of Christian Hall, Teen Shot Dead By PA State Police, File Lawsuit, Claim Wrongful Death Family Of Christian Hall, Teen Shot Dead By PA State Police, File Lawsuit, Claim Wrongful Death
Family Of Christian Hall, Teen Shot Dead By PA State Police, File Lawsuit, Claim Wrongful Death The attorneys representing the family of a Pennsylvania teenager shot and killed by state police in December 2020 in the Poconos filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, March 30 against the troopers and the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. Unredacted video footage recorded by state police and released last November by national outlets captured 19-year-old Christian Hall with his hands up in the air when troopers opened fire on the Route 33 overpass on Dec. 30, 2020, Daily Voice previously reported. The lawsuit names the Monroe County District Attorney's Office, State Police Superin…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Christian Hall Had Hands Up When Fatally Shot By PA State Police, Unredacted Video Shows Christian Hall Had Hands Up When Fatally Shot By PA State Police, Unredacted Video Shows
Christian Hall Had Hands Up When Fatally Shot By PA State Police, Unredacted Video Shows A newly released video of a Pennsylvania teen killed by state police last year shows him with his hands up in the air when troopers opened fire, prompting demands for an independent investigation. Christian Hall, 19, who had been suffering from a mental health emergency at the time, was standing near the ledge of a highway overpass in Hamilton Township on Dec. 30, 2020, armed with what appeared to be a real gun when police arrived.  It turned out to be a BB gun.  State police initially claimed that troopers fired their weapons in response to Hall pointing a gun at them, but unred…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: PA State Troopers Who Fatally Shot Christian Hall Will Not Face Criminal Charges DA: PA State Troopers Who Fatally Shot Christian Hall Will Not Face Criminal Charges
DA: PA State Troopers Who Fatally Shot Christian Hall Will Not Face Criminal Charges Authorities on Tuesday announced that Pennsylvania State Police troopers were justified in their use of deadly force and will not face criminal charges in relation to last year's fatal shooting of a Monroe County man on a Route 33 overpass. Newly released video footage from the Monroe County District Attorney's Office shows Pennsylvania State Police troopers shooting 19-year-old Christian J. Hall with his hands up while clutching a BB gun after 90 minutes of what they confirm were failed negotiation tactics in Hamilton Township on Dec. 30, 2020. The full video presentation from today's…

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by Nicole Acosta