Delco DA: Lethal force justified in Chester police shooting

Posted: March 01, 2013

A Chester city police officer was justified in using lethal force in the shooting of a suspect in December, the Delaware County district attorney announced today.

Noahcell Bagley, 30, was killed Dec. 12 when an unidentified Chester police officer's weapon discharged during a struggle.

Bagley, the subject of an active arrest warrant, was driving a car with three passengers when the officer initiated a stop. Bagley fled the car on foot and was pursued by police. Bagley was shot and was pronounced dead at Crozer Chester Medical Center, the district attorney's office.

The officer believed his life to be in danger, the district attorney's investigation found.

Contact staff writer Mari A. Schaefer at 610-313-8111, mschaefer@phillynews.com or @MariSchaefer on Twitter.

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