Authorities Omitting 'Full Story' Of Delco Teen Killed By Cops In Philly: Lawyer

GLEN MILLS, PA — The family of Anthony Allegrini Jr., who was shot and killed by Pennsylvania State Police over the weekend at a massive burnout and drag racing car meet up in Philadelphia, is expecting a transparent investigation into their loved one's death and their attorney said authorities are ignoring the teen's history.

Attorney Enrique Latoison, who is representing Allegrini's family, at a news conference Monday night, said the 18-year-old from Glen Mills who graduated from Interboro High School in 2022 was not involved in the activity on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia Sunday morning, which authorities described as chaotic.

"He was a spectator in this event," Latoison said.

Authorities allege Allegrini failed to yield when two Pennsylvania State Police troopers tried to stop the Audi he was driving, striking the troopers.

Those troopers suffered minor injuries, authorities said.

"What does that even mean," Latoison asked of the minor injuries reported.

One of those troopers fired a single shot, striking and killing Allegrini, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Latoison said Allegrini was "on his way out" of the scene when the incident occurred.

"The issue that we're having right now, is the story's not being told in reference to who [Allegrini] is," Latoison said in speaking about local and state authorities' statements regarding the trend of large, disrupting, and dangerous car meet ups. "This was a good kid. Never been in trouble before. Comes from a good family that respects authority and respects the police."

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Latoison said Allegrini's family were given no answers by authorities and were not even able to see their son's body.

"All they were told was there was a shooter and the shooter was in custody," he said. "This family, up until three or four hours after that initial contact, thought their son might have been carjacked or something of the sort, only to find out this was a police shooting."

Latoison called for a full and transparent investigation, especially in reference to video that purports to show Allegrini laying on the ground with police making no apparent attempts to provide the teen medical care.

"He wasn't rushed anywhere," Latoison said. "He was there until he passed.

Latoison stopped short of saying Allegrini was wrongfully killed by police.

"They're not the kind of family that says, 'Oh, my kid did something wrong and he didn't do it.' That's not the kind of family we're dealing with here," Latioson said. "But they want to make sure there's accountability on all sides here."

State police and the Philadelphia District Attorney's office combing through footage of the incident and are asking for anyone who may have additional information or footage to come forward.

Latoison said he and the Allegrini family want to be privy to those developments, as well.

"We want to make sure we're a part of that," he said, "that it's transparent and we have access to all those videos and everything that they're reviewing so we can do our own independent look at it.

"This law firm and this family will not rest until that is done," he said.