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Police officer 'justified' in firing several shots at suspect outside Wawa in Reading, DA says

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Officer-involved shooting determined to be lawful. (Berks County DA)READING, Pa. - A police officer's gunshots that injured a wanted man in the parking lot of a Reading Wawa last month were found to be justified according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.An investigation into the September 14 shooting determined the officer, "discharged their weapon lawfully in self-defense and defense of another."Plain and uniformed officers descended on a Wawa on Lancaster Avenue after reportedly receiving a tip that Emanuel Padilla-Tirado, who was wanted in connection to a shooting, was in the area.

Officials say Padilla-Tirado charged the officers when his vehicle got blocked in, striking one of them.The officer then fired three shots at the suspect as he continued to charge, until his vehicle was stopped by a concrete pillar.Padilla-Tirado was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital along with his female passenger.

He was treated for gunshot wounds to his arm and abdomen. No police officers were injured during the incident.MORE HEADLINES:A loaded stolen gun was later found tucked into the suspect's waistband, according to officials.

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