Joey Hoffman Death | Obituary – Joey Hoffman, age 40 was shot dead by the police after allegedly pointing a gun at state police. Joey Hoffm, died Monday after the incident at a home near Mosier’s Knob and Hollow roads in Smithfield Township, authorities said.
Troopers shot Hoffman, of Jim Thorpe, after he refused to follow commands and pointed a laser-sighted handgun at them, state police said.
Police had gone to the home for a welfare check, and the man started acting erratically, calling troopers names and claiming the property was booby-trapped, officials said.
The county district attorney’s office, state police and the coroner’s office are still currently investigating the case.
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