Pepperell police shot and seriously wounded a man armed with a knife Thursday as they tried to take him into custody on a civil commitment warrant, authorities said.
The incident occurred at 11:35 a.m. when officers responded to a home on Tarbell Street, Pepperell police said in a statement.
“The officers arrived at the location and a 30-year-old man, identified as the subject of the civil commitment warrant, was present at the location, allegedly in possession of a knife,” the statement said. “As a result of events that transpired in the home, one Pepperell officer discharged his service weapon striking the 30-year-old male.”
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Authorities gave no details on the warrant or what the man allegedly did to result in police shooting him.
Police immediately rendered aid to the man, who was not identified, and called for assistance from Pepperell firefighters and paramedics, according to officials.
The man was taken to Lowell General Hospital and later flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital with “serious injuries,” the statement said. His condition wasn’t known Thursday afternoon, though a spokeswoman for Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan, which is also investigating the incident, called the shooting “not fatal.”
One officer was treated for injuries at Nashoba Valley Medical Center and released, police said.
“There is an active and ongoing investigation of the incident,” the statement said.
Massachusetts law allows for a person to be civilly committed for alcohol or substance use disorder, or for emergency hospitalization for mental health reasons, according to mass.gov. Such commitments are permissible only when people presents a risk of serious harm to themselves or others.
Travis Andersen can be reached at travis.andersen@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @TAGlobe.
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