The DA made this determination in a little more than 2 weeks, which is amazingly fast by the standards of most jurisdictions. Allentown road rage shooting determined to be self-defense, no charges to be filed - 6abc Philadelphia
The incident took place on July 6th. Allentown, PA is roughly a 60 mile drive north of Philadelphia.
The DA's office says surveillance footage showed 35-year-old Tamir Johnson forcing another driver to the curb.
That's when Johnson reportedly got out of his vehicle and was swinging a baseball bat at the other car.
What actually precipitated the incident we don't know. We only know how it ended.
Tamir Johnson was shot once in the torso by the driver of the car he forced to the side of the road, after he hit the driver's door with the bat. After the shooting, the driver drove two blocks and then called police.
The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office ruled the shooting was self-defense and no charges will be filed.
It isn't surprising that this was ruled self-defense, given that there is video evidence, but investigations of this nature, and determinations of self-defense can take longer in Texas or Florida. So hats off to Gavin P Holihan, the DA of Lehigh County.
Self-defense is a human right, and this is clearly a case of Good Guys 1, Bad Guys 0.
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