Easton police: Man fires 5 shots in the air at Simon Silk Mill during mental health crisis

A man who told police he wanted to die by suicide fired five shots into the air at the Simon Silk Mill in Easton, according to city police.

The 25-year-old man called police at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Easton Police Captain Sal Crisafulli said. The man said he wanted mental health assistance and wanted to die by suicide, according to Crisafulli.

The man, who lives in Easton, then went outside the silk mill complex and fired the shots, Crisafulli said. The complex is at 13th Street and Bushkill Drive in Easton…

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