Springettsbury Township Police say that around 7:00pm tonight a man attempted to attack police with a knife inside the K-Mart on Haines Road in Springettsbury Township.
They say security guards saw a 40-year-old man trying to steal something, he went at them and some customers with the knife when confronted.
Two officers shot him. He was taken to York Hospital but died.
When CBS 21 News arrived on scene, State and Local Police guarded the doors, collected evidence and interviewed witnesses.
One of them was Sue Baker and her husband. She was inside the store shopping with her husband and their young daughter when they heard gunfire. She was in the back of the store and her husband was at the front. She heard about six gunshots.
Sue Baker, Witness:
"I just dove into the back double doors. In the storage areas, hid with a bunch of other people that were back there. We all kind of, we heard shots and were like those are gunshots, we took no chances and ran."
A CBS 21 News crew is on the scene and we will give you updated information as it becomes available.
They say security guards saw a 40-year-old man trying to steal something, he went at them and some customers with the knife when confronted.
Two officers shot him. He was taken to York Hospital but died.
When CBS 21 News arrived on scene, State and Local Police guarded the doors, collected evidence and interviewed witnesses.
One of them was Sue Baker and her husband. She was inside the store shopping with her husband and their young daughter when they heard gunfire. She was in the back of the store and her husband was at the front. She heard about six gunshots.
Sue Baker, Witness:
"I just dove into the back double doors. In the storage areas, hid with a bunch of other people that were back there. We all kind of, we heard shots and were like those are gunshots, we took no chances and ran."
A CBS 21 News crew is on the scene and we will give you updated information as it becomes available.