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Samurai Sword Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police 'Left House To Kill,' DA Says Samurai Sword Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police 'Left House To Kill,' DA Says
Samurai Sword Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police 'Left House To Kill,' DA Says A police officer has been cleared of any wrong-doing in the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Trey Bartholomew last month in Pennsburg. “The dispatch reports police received were that the man left his house to kill anybody he encountered, and when he encountered a police officer," Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. "The evidence is that he tried to do just that." Bartholomew was found with a samurai sword by Upper Perk police at 8th Street and Long Alley, after one of his family members called 9-1-1 saying he was threatening to harm others around 7:40 p.m. …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Authorities Release ID Of Samurai-Sword Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Police In Pennsylvania Authorities Release ID Of Samurai-Sword Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Police In Pennsylvania
Authorities Release ID Of Samurai-Sword Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Police In Pennsylvania Authorities have identified a sword-wielding man shot and killed by police Tuesday night as a 27-year-old Pennsburg man. Upper Perk police officers responded to 8th Street and Long Alley after one of Trey Bartholomew's family members called 9-1-1 reporting a man armed with a sword threatening to harm others around 7:40 p.m., Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. A responding officer who arrived with his vehicle lights and sirens activated was charged at by Bartholomew, who was wielding a samurai-type sword, Steele said. Neighbors reported hearing three sh…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine