"Let’s do this (expletive)!"
Those are the words investigators say a man armed with a knife yelled at two Deputy Sheriffs inside the Chester County Justice Center before he was fatally shot.
Curtis Smith, 34, walked into the Justice Center on Tuesday, pulled out a knife, yelled “Let’s do this s***!” and slashed a Deputy Sheriff in the back with a folding knife, investigators said.
A second Deputy Sheriff returned fire, striking Smith twice in the torso. Smith later died from his injuries at Paoli Hospital.
Investigators said the Deputy Sheriff slashed by Smith was actually struck in the hand by one of the bullets fired by the other Deputy Sheriff. The Deputy Sheriff’s ballistic vest stopped Smith’s knife. The Deputy Sheriff underwent surgery and is in stable condition.
The shooting has been justified by the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.
“The Deputy Sheriffs responded appropriately and professionally to this attack,” Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said in a statement released Thursday.
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In March of this year, Smith allegedly jumped a fence at the White House and was apprehended by the Secret Service. The charges in that case were still pending at the time of Tuesday’s incident.
Smith was set to face burglary, assault and harassment charges at a preliminary hearing -- that has been continued multiple times -- in October stemming from a May domestic assault arrest, according to court records. He also pleaded guilty in late May to traffic violations.
In 2013, Smith’s brother, Derek Smith, pled guilty to murdering their father, which occurred in Chester County. Derek Smith was sentenced to 15-30 years.
