Victim of Thursday Shooting Not Yet Identified

The woman who was allegedly shot by her ex-husband in Feasterville Thursday has not yet been identified by authorities.

Northampton Township police referred press inquiries to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. A call to the DA was not immeadiately returned.

The woman was allegedly shot by Kenneth Philipp Thursday evening. Less than an hour later, he died in Northampton after a gunfire exchange with police, officials said.

Officials say Philipp, of Richboro, shot his ex-wife in a parking lot off Bustleton Pike and fled through Northampton. 

Action News reported the shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. as the woman and her daughter were picking up a dress from a nearby store. 

Philipp was then stopped by police at Buck and East Holland roads, where he engaged in gunfire with officers, according to published reports. An officer was shot, but saved by his bullet-proof vest, according to Phillyburbs.com. 

It was not immediately clear if the officer fired the fatal shot or if Phillip committed suicide, the article reported.

The 50-year-old man was a familiar face to local police. In November, he was arrested outside of his ex-wife’s home with a knife.

In 2011, Northampton police said an unidentified woman reported having a dispute with him and he pulled a knife.  The report provided by police at that time said Philipp “was known to officers due to prior police contacts.”