Pennsylvania man shot and killed by police after allegedly pointing gun at cops, mother is found stabbed
The man's mother was found 'suffering from multiple stab wounds'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police in Pennsylvania shot and killed a 22-year-old man shortly before midnight on Tuesday after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers who were responding to a report of a stabbing and found the man's mother with multiple wounds, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele.
Officers were called to an apartment complex at 11:30 p.m. in Plymouth Township, about 15 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on a report of an armed man that was upgraded to a stabbing.
"The male subject did not comply with officer commands and was shot when he pointed the handgun at officers," Steele said in a statement.
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Police rendered aid to the man but he was pronounced deceased at a local hospital about two hours later.
The man's mother, who was found nearby with "multiple stab wounds," was transported to a hospital in stable condition. Their identities have not been released by authorities.