Neighbors: Pottstown man shoots son after being attacked with sword

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Pottstown police say a father shot his son multiple times following an argument.

It happened shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday on the 400 block of Lincoln Avenue.

The father and son are identified as Joseph and Andrew Lee.

During the argument, the father was also hurt with cuts to his hand. Neighbors say the son cut the father with a sword.

"The son apparently cut his dad with a katana. He said it was a 4' katana. The dad was sitting out here. When the dad was going into the ambulance, we heard him say, 'I'm just trying to see if my son's OK. I shot him twice,'" neighbor Javontae Tinson said.

Neighbors say there was a heavy police response.

"When the police first arrived, their guns were drawn, automatically drawn," Tinson said.

According to residents, police pulled multiple rifles out of the home and two dogs. They also say the father was asking for his son's condition.

"The father was crying hysterically," Tinson said.

The mayor of Pottstown came out to the scene after seeing helicopters and police cars blocking the neighborhood.

"I just came around to see what's going on, talk to the people. It's a sad situation," Mayor Sharon Valentine-Thomas said.

Residents say recently police have been called to the home several times.

Police say Andrew Lee was flown to Reading Hospital in critical condition.

The father was taken to a local hospital. His injuries were considered non-life-threatening.

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