Stephen James Hughes

Age : 62

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 03/15/2021

Location : 700 block of Wagon Wheel Lane

City : Temple

County : Berks

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Muhlenberg Township Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On March 15, 2021, the Berks County Department of Emergency Services received a 911 call from a woman reporting that Stephen James Hughes was threatening her with a knife. Muhlenberg Township police responded to the home on the 700 block of Wagon Wheel Lane. After Hughes ignored verbal commands to drop the weapon, an officer fired a Taser. A second officer then opened fire, striking Hughes once in the chest. He was transported to Reading Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Berks County District Attorney ruled the shooting justified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/one-dead-in-berks-county-police-involved-shooting/521-89a05b64-db20-4426-8148-ff7d8ee4d065
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/muhlenberg-township-police-officer-shooting-stephen-hughes-justified/
https://www.fox29.com/news/muhlenberg-township-police-officer-shoots-kills-man-armed-with-knife-officials-say
https://berksweekly.com/news/crime/authorities-identify-man-fatally-shot-by-muhlenberg-township-police/
https://www.witf.org/2021/04/15/berks-da-police-killing-of-muhlenberg-man-was-justified/