Officer fatally shoots armed man at home in Pa.
READING, Pa. (AP) — Police in Reading say an officer was responding to a domestic dispute when he fatally shot an armed man who threatened him.
Investigators say the officer shot 28-year-old Victor Cataquet around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday after Cataquet pointed a gun at him on the porch of a row home.
Police Chief William Heim said that the officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
But he says that all information so far indicates the use of force was justified.
Police went to the home after a woman reported being shot. Police say she suffered a single gunshot wound, but her condition hasn’t been released.