UPDATE: Beaver Falls Police Says No Charges To Be Filed Against Pizza Delivery Driver

UPDATE: The Beaver Falls Police Chief John Deluca says in a press release that his department does not anticipate filing criminal charges in last Friday’s fatal shooting, which began as an armed robbery. A New Brighton man is dead after a pizza delivery driver says he fired a gunshot after being stabbed early Friday in the 1500 block of Second Avenue in the city. It happened when the driver was attacked while trying to make the delivery. The driver claims he fired the gun in self defense and struck the alleged attacker, 29-year-old Ryan Leonard, on a nearby porch. The Beaver Falls Police and the District Attorney’s Office did compile all the facts and evidence in the investigation. Chief Deluca says the victim was in lawful possession of the firearm, had a valid Pennsylvania Conealed Carry permit, and used deadly force in response to deadly force being used against him with a present criminal intent…and according to Deluca, that fits the definition of a justifiable use of deadly force under Pennsylvania statute.


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