Trenton man sentenced to 30-60 years for fatal shooting of good samaritan at Morrisville Club
A Trenton man was sentenced today to 30 to 60 years in state prison for the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Mekhi Norman at a Morrisville night club.
Pedro E. Rodriguez, 29, entered guilty pleas before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller to third-degree murder, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, possession of an instrument of crime, and four counts of recklessly endangering another person as part of a negotiated sentence.
The sentencing follows a tragic incident on August 29, 2024, at a night club in Morrisville, where Norman was shot while acting as a Good Samaritan.
During the hearing, Deputy District Attorney Ed Louka played surveillance footage showing Rodriguez casually walking to his vehicle to retrieve a handgun, racking the weapon, and returning to the club entrance. Rodriguez then fired into the establishment where his nephew was engaged in a fight with security staff who were attempting to remove him.
Norman, an innocent bystander who had stepped forward to assist the staff during the altercation, was shot by the defendant.
In sentencing Rodriguez, Judge Liller noted that Norman died doing the right thing, stating that he was a hero that day and died trying to help others. Deputy District Attorney Louka further described Norman as a good father, a good son, and a good friend who died being a Good Samaritan.
