ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown police say an officer shot and critically wounded a man who repeatedly fired a handgun outside a strip mall in the eastern Pennsylvania city over the weekend.Police said in a statement that the officer was on routine patrol in the American Plaza Shopping Center parking lot just before 2 a.m.
Saturday when he heard shots fired amongst a crowd of people and saw a 22-year-old man "repeatedly firing a handgun."Police said the suspect didn't heed commands to drop the weapon and the officer subsequently fired four shots, striking the man at least two times.
The man was taken to a hospital, where he was said to be in critical but stable condition. No other injuries were reported.Police said preliminary information.