An officer in Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County shot a man he was trying to arrest on Saturday morning.
Officials are investigating after a Cheltenham Township police officer was involved in a shooting on Saturday morning.
According to police, the incident happened just after 9 a.m. along the 500 block of Bridle Road. At that time, officials said that an officer was attempting to apprehend an individual when he, allegedly, became combative. A foot chase and struggle ensued, police said, and at some point, the officer shot the man in the chest.
Police said the man and the officer were taken to a nearby hospital. Police have not yet released information on the victim's condition, but have said the unidentified officer suffered non-life threatening injuries.There has been no information yet provided to explain why the man was initially sought by the police.Sign up for our
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