Off-duty Philly cop charged after fatal Northampton County shooting
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NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PA. - A 25-year-old off-duty Philadelphia police officer has been taken into custody following a fatal shooting on Friday afternoon in Allen Township, according to statements from the Philadelphia Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police.
The Pennsylvania State Police later announced that Kenroy Anthony Cummings, 25, of Philadelphia, has been criminally charged in connection with the shooting.
What we know:
According to state police, troopers were dispatched at approximately 1:45 p.m. on July 24 to the 1200 block of Old Gate Road in Allen Township for a reported domestic incident. Upon arrival, state police determined a 27-year-old male victim had been shot.
The victim, later identified as Shakir Moncrieffe, was transported by Northampton Regional EMS to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 2:45 p.m., state police reported.
State police stated that the suspect fled the scene in a 2023 orange Kia Forte. Troopers spotted the vehicle near Race Street and Airport Road in Hanover Township and attempted a traffic stop with lights and sirens activated. The driver fled from troopers before eventually driving back to the original scene, where he was taken into custody without incident, police say.
The Philadelphia Police Department confirmed in a separate release that off-duty Philadelphia Police Department Officer Kenroy Cummings was involved in the Northampton County shooting incident. The department announced that its Internal Affairs Bureau has been notified and has initiated an administrative investigation into Cummings.
Cummings is charged with one count of Criminal Homicide and one count of Fleeing or Attempting to Elude an Officer. Cummings was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Robert A. Hawke. Bail was denied, and Cummings was committed to Northampton County Prison.
The investigation is being handled by the Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Major Case Team, with assistance from the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office, Northampton Regional EMS, the Troop M Forensic Services Unit, the Troop M Collision Analysis Reconstruction Unit and Troop M Bethlehem and Belfast Patrol Units.
What's next:
The investigation remains ongoing.
The Source: Information from the Philadelphia Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police.