Shelter in place issued in Upper Mount Bethel Twp neighborhood due to reports of a barricaded gunman

PENNSYLVANIA STATE, Pennsylvania — Ally Mahoney is a Digital Producers for 69 News and U.

MOUNT BETHEL TWP., Pa. – A neighborhood in Northampton County has been told to shelter in place as Pennsylvania State Police respond to the report of a barricaded gunman in the area.

State Trooper Nathan Branosky said authorities were sent to the 200 block of Molly Pitcher Road around 10 a.m. Tuesday for a mental health call.

According to Branosky, an armed 58-year-old man has barricaded himself inside a home and is not listening to police instructions.