Man shot, killed by police in Northampton Township identified: Bucks County officials
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A man was shot and killed by police in Bucks County on Sunday.
The Bucks County District Attorney's Office said the police shooting happened just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Elm Avenue in Churchville, Northampton Township.
The Bucks County Coroner's Office identified the 40-year-old as Mark Chambers of Northampton Township.
According to the DA's office, Chambers was shot by a Northampton Township police officer and later died at an area hospital.
The coroner's office said the initial 911 call requested police assistance for a man attempting to take his own life. Once arriving at the scene, Chambers allegedly went toward officers wielding a "large knife," the coroner's office said.
The DA's office claims an officer was also injured during the shooting. The name of the police officers involved was not released.
The coroner's office ruled Chambers' death a homicide and said he died due to multiple gunshot wounds.
The district attorney's office is leading the investigation.
Elm Avenue was closed Sunday night during the investigation but has since reopened, the Northampton Township Police Department posted on Facebook.
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