ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A 27-year-old Allentown man died less than an hour after police shot him Monday morning, the Lehigh County coroner said Tuesday.
Allentown police said officers shot and killed Dominick Hogans about 3:40 a.m. Monday in the area of Sixth and Turner streets after he fired at them while running away.
- Allentown police officers fatally shot Dominick Hogans, 27, of Allentown, early Monday morning
- Police said Hogans shot at officers as he ran away from them
- Monday's shooting was the third time police have opened fire in Allentown in 2023
Hogans died at 4:30 a.m. Monday at Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Cedar Crest Hospital in the city, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said in a news release Tuesday.
An autopsy completed Tuesday showed Hogans suffered multiple gunshot wounds, Buglio said.
“Homicide by definition is ‘the killing of one person by another.Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio
The coroner said he could not say exactly how many times police shot Hogans "due to [an] ongoing investigation."
Buglio on Tuesday ruled Hogan's death a homicide.
“Homicide by definition is ‘the killing of one person by another,’” the coroner said.
The Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office will “determine if a crime was committed,” Buglio said.
Allentown Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting with several Lehigh County agencies, including the district attorney’s office, homicide task force and coroner’s office, Assistant Police Chief Michael Becker said.
Third police shooting in 2023
Hogans’ fatal shooting early Monday morning was the third time police have opened fire in Allentown this year.
Allentown police officer Zane Strauss shot and killed 20-year-old Xavier Arnold on Feb. 10. Allentown police said Arnold assaulted someone then fired a gun at officers before Strauss shot him.
Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin ruled several weeks later that Strauss was justified in fatally shooting Arnold. No other officers fired their guns Feb. 10, Martin said.
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper shot at a driver but did not hit him during a June 16 traffic stop in Allentown.
State police said the driver — Paris Bartlett, 47, of Allentown — drove his car at a trooper as the trooper approached with his gun drawn. Bartlett swerved onto a curb just before hitting the trooper, state police said.
Allentown Police Department did not respond Monday or Tuesday to LehighValleyNews.com's request for comment.
