NORTH HUNTINGDON – TribLive reports… A law enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect in North Huntingdon on Tuesday afternoon that happened while agents with the state Attorney General’s Office were conducting a narcotics investigation, according to officials.

The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office released a joint statement on behalf of the state police that said that, after the state police finish investigating, the district attorney’s office “will ultimately determine if the use of deadly force was justified.”

Authorities did not say what agency or department the law enforcement officer works for.

The statement said no officers were injured.

The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office is assisting in the investigation. Cause and manner of death will be determined after further investigation and autopsy results.

Trooper Tristan Tappe said authorities were gathering details about the shooting.

HARRISBURG – ABC 27 is reporting…A Pennsylvania lawmaker is planning to introduce legislation that would end the mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for those convicted of second-degree murder.

State Rep. Tim Briggs (D-Montgomery) says Pennsylvania is one of two states that mandates life sentences without parole for those convicted of murder.

Briggs says his legislation would change the sentencing requirement “to a more humane and compassionate option that would provide consideration of release once the individual has served 25 years of their sentence.”

In his memo to lawmakers, Briggs cites a Susquehanna Polling & Research poll, commissioned by Families Against Mandatory Minimums, that showed 79% of residents believe “Judges should weigh circumstances so those who did not intend to kill/injure can be sentenced less harshly.”