Officers were “justified” in shooting at two suspects during the Dominican Festival in Allentown last month, the Lehigh County District Attorney announced on Friday, Sept. 20.
The shootings involved two Allentown police officers in the 100 block of North 7th Street in Center City on Aug. 29, according to Lehigh County Gavin P. Holihan in a press release.
Two men who were shooting at one another were arrested after the chaotic incident that sent festgoers running in all directions. The pair were charged as follows:
- Yunior Peralta-Quintana, 21, was arrested moments after the shooting and is the individual that “Officer One” observed and engaged with during this incident. He is being held on $750,000 and is due to appear at a preliminary hearing on Oct. 8, according to court records.
- Miguel Angel Ovalles-Ubri, 28, is the individual that “Officer Four” observed and engaged with. Ovalles-Ubri was arrested on Aug. 29. No bail was set for Ovalles-Ubri, court records show.
One of the men wounded the other man, Holihan said, while two officers fired a total of 12 rounds.