On June 4, 2023, a confrontation in Allentown, Pennsylvania ended with the death of 22-year-old Edgar Gonzalez. The incident began at a Taco Bell drive-through on South 4th Street when a dispute involved two groups. Gonzalez was a passenger in a Kia sedan with Joshua Ortiz, 27, and three others. Ortiz allegedly produced a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine, and the second group drove to an AutoZone at 1871 South 5th Street seeking refuge.

Ortiz and his companions followed, blocked the other vehicle and a physical fight broke out in the AutoZone parking lot. Ortiz fired multiple shots at the second group. A man identified only as John Doe, who had come to assist the second group, returned fire and fatally struck Gonzalez. Investigators found John Doe to be legally possessing his firearm and justified in using deadly force, and he was not charged. Authorities determined the Kia occupants, including Ortiz and Gonzalez, were the aggressors.

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