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The fatal shooting of a sword-wielding man in Upper Perk in early February was a lawful use of force, officials have determined. (Shutterstock)
NORRISTOWN, PA – The fatal shooting of a sword-wielding man in Upper Perk in early February was a lawful use of force, officials have determined.
On Feb. 9 just before 8 p.m., Upper Perk police responded to a call about Trey Bartholomew, 27, who had left the house armed with a sword and threatening to kill anyone who came up to him, according to police. An officer spotted the suspect in Long Alley.
According to police, the officer saw Bartholomew holding a large sword in his right hand, with the blade of the sword pointed at the officer.
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An Upper Perk police officer was justified in âthe use of deadly forceâ when a Pennsburg man charged at him while brandishing a sword, Montgomery Countyâs top law enforcement official has ruled in the investigation of the fatal officer-involved shooting. District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Monday that the county detective bureauâs independent investigation concluded that the Feb. 9 fatal shooting by Upper Perk police of Trey Bartholomew, 27, of Valley Court in Pennsburg, was a lawful use of force. The investigation found that Bartholomew threatened police with a 23-inch sword during an encounter in Long Alley.
NORRISTOWN — An Upper Perk police officer was justified in “the use of deadly force” when a Pennsburg man charged at him while brandishing a sword, Montgomery County’s top law