Overview
- A 27-year-old man was shot during a reported domestic dispute at a home on Old Gate Road and later died at a hospital, officials said.
- Authorities identified the suspect as 25-year-old off-duty Philadelphia officer Kenroy Cummings and announced criminal charges against him.
- The Northampton County district attorney filed one open count of criminal homicide and a charge of fleeing or attempting to elude police.
- Troopers pursued the suspect’s 2023 orange Kia after the shooting, the vehicle briefly fled a stop and then returned to the scene where he was taken into custody without further incident.
- The Lehigh County Coroner ruled the death a homicide and scheduled an autopsy, and the Philadelphia Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau has been notified to open an administrative review.