Authorities say a Massachusetts State Trooper fatally shot a person in the Berkshire County Town of Hancock Saturday morning.
According to officials, police responded to a report of a domestic incident at a residence on Richmond Road around 7 a.m. There, officers were encountered by an unidentified individual with a weapon. The person reportedly approached officers and did not back down following requests to stop.
A state trooper shot the person who was pronounced dead by County Ambulance.
Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue and the State Police Detective Unit are investigating the incident.