Thursday, March 29, 2018

Fatally Shot Suspect in Lehigh County Matches Description of Schuylkill County Theft Suspect

A suspect that was shot and killed in Lehigh County incident matches the description of a Schuylkill County theft suspect.


Around 9:00pm, Wednesday, a theft suspect was fatally shot by State Police at a Lehigh County Wal-Mart in Lower Macungie Township.

According to LehighValleyLive.com, the suspect fired first at police first and a State Trooper returned fire killing the suspect.

For the Full story from LehighValleyLive.com
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2018/03/police_involved_shooting_outsi.html

What ties this story back to Schuylkill County is police say the suspect and their vehicle matches the description of a theft suspect that pulled a gun on an employee at the Saint Clair Wal-Mart on March 15, 2018.

Police have yet to positively identify if the suspect is the same from both incidents.

Link to story from March 15, 2018 incident at the St. Clair Wal-Mart
http://www.skooknews.com/2018/03/armed-masked-suspect-robs-saint-clair.html