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Man, 20, Killed In Allentown Police Shootout ID'd Man, 20, Killed In Allentown Police Shootout ID'd
Man, 20, Killed In Allentown Police Shootout ID'd The alleged assailant shot and killed by police in Allentown over the weekend was identified by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office as a 20-year-old Coplay man. Xavier Arnold was being pursued by officers following an assault near Eighth and Maple streets in Center City, when he fired a gun at them around 8:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, the Lehigh County DA's Office and Allentown police said in news releases. An Allentown officer fired back, striking Arnold, local police said. An officer was nicked by a projectile but protected by his vest, while Arnold was pronounced dead at Lehigh Val…

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by Cecilia Levine