PENNSBURG, Pa. - Authorities are investigating the police shooting death of a man who allegedly charged at an officer with a large sword Tuesday night in Montgomery County.
Officers from the Upper Perk Police Department were called to the area 8th Street and Long Alley for reports of a man threatening others with a sword, according to the district attorney's office.
According to an initial investigation, a responding officer found 27-year-old Trey Bartholomew wielding a "samurai-type sword" on Long Alley.
Police say Bartholomew charged the officer with the sword and was fatally shot.The unidentified officer provided first-aid until medics arrived and pronounced Bartholomew dead at the scene.