The Berks County District Attorney's Office is investigating after a man was shot and killed by police officers in Reading on Monday morning.
According to law enforcement officials, the incident happened at about 3:45 a.m. on Monday, when officers responded after a 50-year-old man armed with a knife was, allegedly, making suicidal threats at a location along the 400 block of Windsor Street in Reading.
After police arrived, officials said, the man --identified Monday afternoon as Damon Stern, 50, of Reading -- refused "multiple commands" to drop a knife and he instead "moved towards the officers."
At that time, according to police, officers "used deadly force" on the man. After the incident, police officials said the man was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to injuries he suffered at the hands of police officers.
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On Monday afternoon, the Berks County District Attorney's Office provided an updated account of the incident, noting that Stern "quickly advanced" on a pair of officers who responded to the situation and "came within feet" of the law enforcement officials before he was shot and killed.
On Monday morning, in a statement, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said an investigation into the incident was ongoing.
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