An 18-year-old Pennsylvania man was fatally shot after allegedly hitting two state troopers with his car early Sunday, police said.
Soldiers said they were trying to get in touch with Anthony Allegrini Jr. when he allegedly punched two of them after they “refused to give in” on Sunday, Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement. Press.
State Police troopers responded to Interstate 95 near Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia around 3:24 a.m. Sunday to a report of “numerous vehicles and pedestrians unlawfully blocking the roadway,” according to a news release. Several cars are said to have raced, making “burnouts” and “drifting”. Several pedestrians watched.
Police said similar incidents were reported on Saturday evening and they also received reports of gunfire in the area.
Allegrini was in his car when soldiers tried to contact him. Two soldiers were struck when he “did not yield”, the statement said. It was then that a soldier fired his service pistol, hitting Allegrini.
Philadelphia firefighters pronounced Allegrini dead at the scene.
The soldiers who were allegedly struck suffered minor injuries, Pennsylvania police said.
The freeway was closed for officers to investigate, and it reopened around 10 a.m. Sunday, NBC Philadelphia reported.
The State Police and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office are investigating.