Police in Montgomery County fatally shot a man while responding to a reported break-in, the DA says
Police in Upper Pottsgrove Township fatally shot a man early Sunday morning while responding to a reported break-in at a home, according to county officials.
Police in Montgomery County fatally shot a man early Sunday morning while responding to a reported break-in at a home, according to county officials.
Upper Pottsgrove Township Police were called about 12:30 a.m. to a possible attempted break in at a home on Snyder Road, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office wrote on Facebook. Upper Pottsgrove Township is about 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
When police arrived, they found a man at the back of the residence and an “encounter ensued and police fired” at the man, killing him, the post said.
It was not immediately clear what led to the gunfire or if the man was armed. His identity, and the names of the officers involved, have not been made public.
The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is investigating.
No additional information was immediately available.