A Springfield police officer shot and killed an armed man experiencing a mental health crisis Saturday afternoon, according to the police department.
Around 4:40 p.m., a 911 caller reported that a man was “exhibiting psychiatric behavior while armed with a knife” on Worcester Street in the city’s Indian Orchard neighborhood, Springfield police said in a press release.
“Due to circumstances that remain under investigation, one officer fired their service pistol, striking the armed individual. Officers immediately rendered medical aid, but the armed individual succumbed to his injuries on scene,” Springfield police wrote.
Springfield police detectives and the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the officer-involved shooting, the police department said.
“The Hampden District Attorney’s Office will determine the propriety of the shooting and if the use of force was justified,” Springfield police wrote.
Authorities plan to share more information about the incident once the investigation is finished, according to Springfield police. No further information about the officer-involved shooting, including the identity of the officer or the man who was killed, has been released.
