Press Release Number: 6496
Incident Number: 20-0000413
Release Date: 8/6/2020
Offense: Suicidal Subject, Assist Mansfield Borough Police
Grading: Other
Date/Time Reported
Date Reported | Time Reported | Date From | Date To |
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8/6/2020 | 2:25 PM | 8/6/2020 | 8/6/2020 |
Time/Location
Location | Time From | Time To |
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61 East Wellsboro Street | 2:21 PM | 3:38 PM |
Summary of Events
On 8/7/2020 at approx 1525 hours Mansfield University Police were dispatched to 61 East Wellsboro Street to assist Mansfield Borough Police with a Suicidal Male with a knife. University Police arrived and discovered that the male was actively cutting his throat with an unknown sharp object. Mansfield Borough Police arrived shortly after. A University Police Officer began chasing the subject on foot down East Wellsboro Street. The subject continued to be a threat to himself, the public, and police. The subject then attempted to gain access to a vehicle which was traveling eastbound on East Wellsboro Street, the subject was unsuccessful at gaining entry. During this time the Mansfield University Police Officer who was chasing the subject successfully deployed a Taser on the subject. University Police and Borough Police were able to detain the subject and provide life saving measures until EMS could arrived. Pennsylvania State Police, Tioga DA's office, Blossburg PD, Wellsboro PD, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Mansfield Fire/EMS, and life flight agencies all assisted with the incident.