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Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin

Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says
Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says The man who shot and killed another at an Allentown Autozone early last month will face no charges, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin's Office announced in a release.  Twenty-two-year-old Edgar Gonzalez was fatally shot in the parking lot at 1871 South 5th St. on June 4, in what prosecutors are now calling an act of self-defense.  A second victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at an area hospital, authorities said then.  Now, the DA's Office says the gunfight followed an "altercation and confrontation" between two groups of people that began at the ne…
PA Man Killed Neighbor In Self Defense: Report PA Man Killed Neighbor In Self Defense: Report
PA Man Killed Neighbor In Self Defense: Report A Pennsylvania man who fatally shot his neighbor earlier this year in the Lehigh Valley will not be charged, LehighValleyLive reports. The unidentified man, who legally owns a firearm, was defending himself on Feb. 10 when he shot 36-year-old Vincent Bynum, of Allentown, the outlet says citing Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin. Before being shot, Bynum allegedly assaulted two residents outside of a West Allen Street home while under the influence of alcohol and hallucinogenic drugs, according to the outlet.  An autopsy ruled Bynum's death a homicide, the Lehigh…
Driver Loses Control, Strikes 3 Pedestrians Watching Cars Race In Lehigh Valley: DA Driver Loses Control, Strikes 3 Pedestrians Watching Cars Race In Lehigh Valley: DA
Driver Loses Control, Strikes 3 Pedestrians Watching Cars Race In Lehigh Valley: DA Three people were injured — one seriously — after a driver allegedly lost control of his car, striking them in the Lehigh Valley last year, authorities said. Jorge Ramon Torres, 24, of Allentown, was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic that struck three people watching cars race on North Dauphin Street and Allentown Drive on Nov. 26, 2021, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca. Responding officers found the injured victims at the scene around 10:40 p.m., along with an unoccupied, disabled Honda C…