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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…