Authorities have identified the man they say robbed Whitehall Pharmacy and shot the clerk Sunday morning before eventually being killed in a shooting by Allentown officers.

The robber is being identified as 43-year-old Joseph Hodgin of Coplay.

He was pronounced dead at 9:22 a.m. Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township. The cause of death was gunshot wounds to the body and the manner is pending an investigation, said Raymond W. Anthony, morgue manager.

An autopsy on Hodgin's body is planned for Monday.

The robbery happened around 8 a.m. at 4117 Main St., Whitehall Township. Police Chief Glen Dorney said the clerk was shot in that robbery and Hodgin fled in a white Ford pickup truck.

Hodgin headed toward Allentown in the truck. Allentown police spotted the truck at 10th and Chew streets and attempted to stop the vehicle, but it sped off. Allentown police officers radioed for backup, Dorney said.

A chase ensued with the pickup eventually ramming two patrol cruisers before being stopped just after 8:30 a.m. at 19th and Green streets. When officers attempted to arrest Hodgin, he pointed a handgun at police, Dorney said.

Police fired and shot Hodgin, Dorney said, declining to say how many officers opened fire. The pickup truck had five bullet holes in the windshield and 18 bullet holes into the driver's side window at the crash scene.

The pharmacy clerk remains hospitalized in serious condition, according to police. One officer suffered minor injuries when the patrol vehicle was struck by the suspect; no other officers were hurt.

Dorney declined to say if any officers were being placed on administrative leave following the shooting.

The case continues to be investigated by the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, Lehigh County District Attorney's office, Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Allentown police.

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