Man Dies After Being Shot By Police Friday

A man in his late 20s died after being shot by Bristol Township police, authorities confirmed Friday evening.

The man, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, was shot after pulling a weapon around 12:15 p.m. Friday on Edgely Road just south of Runway Road. He had reportedly exited a purple sedan with front-end damage and New York plates and confronted police with the weapon.

The man who was shot by law enforcement was wanted by the New York City Police Department for a non-fatal stabbing that happened in the western Bronx within the past day, a spokesperson for the NYPD told LevittownNow.com.

Bucks County authorities did not release what type of weapon the man who was shot wielded at Bristol Township police.

Police fired multiple shots at the man and struck him, according to authorities.

It was unclear if the shots were fired by one or more officers.

Nearby residents posted online that they heard several gunshots.

Officers were called to Edgely Road for a report of a vehicle with New York plates sitting on the side of the road for an “extended period of time,” the district attorney’s office said.

Medics transported the wounded man to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in Philadelphia. Authorities said the man was pronounced dead at the hospital.

No officers were seriously injured.

Officers from around Lower Bucks County rushed to the scene following an officer assist shots fired call was issued.

Edgely Road was closed for several hours as police probed the shooting.

Investigators were working to notify the family of the man who was shot as of Friday evening.

The district attorney’s office said the Bucks County Detectives are investigating the “circumstances of the shooting, which is standard procedure whenever deadly force is used by law enforcement officers in Bucks County.”