Thursday, October 1, 2020

Man Dies of Self-Inflicted Injuries in Incident in Butler Township

A man died on Thursday from self-inflicted injuries during an incident in Butler Township.

According to Butler Township Police, officers responded to a home on Scenic Avenue for a report of a disturbance around 11:00am.

As officers arrived, gun shots were heard coming from a vehicle in the driveway.

Backup was requested to the scene calling in additional local police, state police, a State Police SERT team, and a State Police Helicopter.

After a short standoff, the male was found deceased inside the vehicle after dying from a self inflicted gun shot wound.   Around 1:30pm, a Deputy Coroner was also called to the scene.

Butler Township Police are continuing to investigate the incident.