Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age : 65
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/15/2025
Location : North Broadway and Tribe Lane
City : Wind Gap Borough
County : Northampton
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Forks Township Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 15, 2025, at approximately 7:31 p.m., Forks Township Police officers pursued a 2016 Kia driven by a 65-year-old male from Easton, Pennsylvania. The pursuit ended near North Broadway and Tribe Lane in Wind Gap Borough when the vehicle became disabled. An armed confrontation ensued, during which the man shot himself, and a Forks Township officer also fired their weapon. He was transported to Saint Luke’s Anderson Campus, where he was pronounced dead.
The Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Major Case Team and the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the incident.
SOURCE LINKS :
1. https://6abc.com/post/man-dies-officer-involved-shooting-wind-gap-borough-northampton-county/16037147/
2. https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/psp/documents/pirrs/belfast-press-releases/m_belf_16mar2025_0700.pdf
3. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-shooting-northampton-county-pennsylvania-chase-wind-gap-borough-easton/4135971/
