The Lehigh County Coroner's Office has released the identity of the man who died after a police-involved shooting on Friday evening.
Officials said on Saturday that Xavier Arnold, 20, of Coplay, was killed after a shooting incident on Friday evening.
That night at around 8 p.m., law enforcement officials said that officers with the Allentown Police Department witnessed an individual who was being assaulted at or near Eighth and Maple streets in Center City.
When the officers on foot intervened and chased the man -- who the coroner's office has identified as Arnold -- that they believed responsible for the assault, officials said, he pulled out a firearm and fired at the pursuing police officers.
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An officer, police said, did return fire, striking Arnold.
Law enforcement officials said that officers on the scene provided aid and Arnold was immediately transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
One of the officers involved was struck by an object that penetrated his uniform shirt and nicked his protective vest. The officer was not injured, according to the District Attorney's office.
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A semi-automatic handgun was recovered at the scene of the shooting along with shell casings that appear to have been fired from that handgun, the DA's office said.
The Allentown Police Department said that an investigation is ongoing.
The officers involved in the incident have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the full investigation.
