Authorities say Richard Luminello fail to pull over and drove erratically at a high rate of speed in Caln Township before crashing into an officer's car.
After falling to the ground, investigators say Luminello got up and started to run toward officers, screaming obscenities and yelling for his gun.
"He shoved one of the officers in the chest and again gestured with both hands in a pointing motion as if he had a gun. Luminello walked back to the stolen car and opened the passenger door," said the Chester County District Attorney's Office in a news release.Luminello was treated for a gunshot wound and a fractured elbow. He was released from Paoli Hospital the same day.
He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, theft, and related offenses. "Luminello created a situation where the police officer had a reasonable belief that her life, and the life of another, were in danger of serious bodily injury or death, thereby justifying the use of deadly force according to 18 Pa. C.S.A. 508," the district attorney's office said.Related Topics
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