LOWER SAUCON TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — A 37-year-old man has died following an incident with police in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Chopper 6 was over the 2400 block of Applebutter Road in Lower Saucon Township on Wednesday afternoon as officers responded to a call for a barricaded man.
According to WFMZ, police were called to the home for a man reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis. At some point during the standoff, police said the man began firing shots from inside the residence.
Officers told WFMZ the man had been on the phone with his psychiatrist and was making statements alluding to self-harm.
Pennsylvania State Police confirm a trooper shot the man who later died at an area hospital.
The cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
Residents in the area were instructed to shelter in place around noon, but the order has since been lifted.
No other injuries were reported. Additional details have not yet been released.
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