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04-16-2012, 10:37am
Police shoot ax swinging man in Upper Darby
Posted: Mon, Apr. 16, 2012, 7:40 AM
PHILADELPHIA - Upper Darby police shot and critically wounded a young man who jumped out of a closet today, swinging an ax at them, officials said.
Police went to the house on the 2400 block of Greenhill Road about 1 a.m. after the man called 911 saying he was going to kill his family and himself.
When the man's mother answered the door, she had no idea why police were there, authorities said.
The man then suddenly leaped out of the closet, swinging the ax, said Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.
Police fired, hitting the man twice, Chitwood said. He was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition.
He said the man had a history of mental instability.
An officer was hit by the ax, but not seriously injured, authorities said.
Chitwood said police recovered both the ax and a steak knife.
Posted: Mon, Apr. 16, 2012, 7:40 AM
PHILADELPHIA - Upper Darby police shot and critically wounded a young man who jumped out of a closet today, swinging an ax at them, officials said.
Police went to the house on the 2400 block of Greenhill Road about 1 a.m. after the man called 911 saying he was going to kill his family and himself.
When the man's mother answered the door, she had no idea why police were there, authorities said.
The man then suddenly leaped out of the closet, swinging the ax, said Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.
Police fired, hitting the man twice, Chitwood said. He was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition.
He said the man had a history of mental instability.
An officer was hit by the ax, but not seriously injured, authorities said.
Chitwood said police recovered both the ax and a steak knife.