A woman was sentenced to decades in prison after pleading guilty to a robbery that led to a deadly shooting in 2020.
According to officials with the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office, Latasha Santiago pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a robbery in March. Her husband, Jose Santiago also pleaded guilty to robbery as well as murder.
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WATCH HEREThe incident happened on Oct. 17, 2020, just before 3:30 p.m. at the bridge on the 100 block of East Hamilton Street in Allentown when officers were called for a report of a man who was shot, officials said.
According to the person who called 911, a suspect had jumped over the side of the bridge and into a gold-colored vehicle that was allegedly driven by Latasha Santiago, officials explained.
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SIGN UP At the scene, police officers said they found Christian Lopez-Rodriguez, 21, suffering from a gunshot wound to his stomach. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.
A person who was walking with Lopez-Rodriguez when the shooting happened said that they were crossing the bridge when Jose Santiago approached them, threatened them with a gun and told them to "run their pockets."
The person said he did give Santiago his wallet that had $181.50 in cash inside, but Lopez-Rodriguez punched Santiago who then opened fire.
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The person told police that he pulled out his own gun and shot Santiago before he fled the scene while continuing to fire his weapon.
Minutes later, the Santiagos walked into a nearby hospital with Jose suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg, police said.
Jose Santiago handed in his gun which was examined and found to be the weapon used to kill Lopez-Rodriguez, according to investigators.
