Forks Township police and other departments pursued the man on Saturday night, March 15, until his 2016 Kia became disabled near North Broadway and Tribe Lane, state police said.
As officers approached, the armed man shot himself while a Forks Township officer simultaneously fired their weapon, authorities said.
Officers rushed to save the man’s life, but he was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s Anderson Campus. His identity has not been released.
No officers were injured.
PSP Troop M’s Major Case Team and the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office are leading the investigation.
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