MALVERN, Pa. - The Chester County District Attorney's Office on Thursday determined that an officer who shot and killed an armed woman during a wellness check at a townhome in Malvern last month was justified in using lethal force, according to a release.
The investigation stems from an incident on the 800 block of Charleston Green on May 19. Officers from the Malvern Police Department were dispatched to a townhome just after 11 a.m.
for reports of a woman experiencing a mental health crisis. According to the D.A.'s investigation, a person called 911 to report that they had received an email that was interpreted as a suicide letter.
When the 911 caller told the person in distress that police were notified to conduct a safety check, police said she responded "No, they will not.