BENSALEM TWP., Pa. – The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Bensalem Township on Saturday.

The incident began as an armed confrontation involving a motorcyclist with a documented history of aggressive behavior and numerous open criminal cases in Bucks County, according to the DA’s Office. 

Officials say that the suspect, identified as John Thomas Mathis, 44, of Levittown, was injured in the shooting and remains hospitalized. 

At approximately 5:43 p.m., a Bensalem Township police officer was dispatched to the incident on northbound Bristol Pike. A male victim reported that a motorcyclist, later identified as Mathis, engaged in a series of aggressive driving maneuvers and brandished a gun, according to officials. 

The victim drove away and called 911, reporting that Mathis was continuing to follow him. 

Upon arrival, the officer position his patrol vehicle between the victim’s car and the motorcycle, according to authorities. Both the male and female victims in the car reported hearing the officer issue verbal commands before they saw Mathis run away from his motorcycle, the press release says. 

Officials say that the victims then heard three gunshots and saw Mathis fall to the ground. Multiple officers arrived on the scene and began rendering medical aid to Mathis. 

Mathis was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted in stable condition, according to authorities. 

Mathis has numerous open criminal cases in Bucks County, officials say, including: 

An aggravated assault while DUI case in Bristol Township pending a trial date. 

Pending sentencings for receiving stolen property from a phone store in Bristol Borough, receiving stolen property from a truck in Lower Southampton, and a fleeing incident in Middletown.

Two open state violation cases for theft by unlawful taking and retail theft.

After he pleaded guilty in the Bristol Borough case in July 2023, Bucks County prosecutors asked for his bail to be revoked, and a judge approved the request, according to officials.

In May 2025, another judge placed Mathis on pre-trial supervision with GPS monitoring on all the open matters, despite the District Attorney’s objections, the release says.

Since then, Mathis has repeatedly violated his release conditions and even cut off his GPS monitor, according to officials. As a result, his bail was revoked again last Thursday, and bench warrants were issued for his arrest in connection with the outstanding cases.

In addition, the Bristol Township Police Department issued an active arrest warrant for Mathis in connection with a separate road rage incident on July 27, according to police.

In that case, Mathis is alleged to have intentionally caused two collisions, then exited his vehicle with a baseball bat and struck the driver’s side door and front windshield of the other car before fleeing the scene, the DA’s Office says.

In accordance with established protocol, all police-involved shootings in Bucks County are investigated by county detectives and reviewed by the District Attorney. The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave, per department policy, according to officials.Â