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Some officers of the Springettsbury Township Police Department are facing a federal lawsuit after a man was shot to death by officers at a Kmart in York County, PA.Video: Watch Susan Shapiro's reportAccording to a press release, 40-year-old Todd Shultz was shot 15 times at a Kmart, located at 1094 Haines Road, on Dec. 29, 2012. Officers were called to the store for reports of a retail theft.When officers tried to take Shultz into custody, he ignored their instruction and pulled out a butter knife. In video from the night of the incident, Shultz is seen making swiping motions at the officers while on the ground.The officers continued to instruct Shultz to drop the knife and tried to use a Taser to subdue him. Shultz was able to stand up and pulled out a table knife and a pair of scissors. He then walked towards two officers. They fired four shots into the front of Shultz’ body, but he remained standing. They repeated their commands to drop the weapons, but Shultz did not. That’s when they fired 11 more shots.The lawsuit alleges that officers on the scene used excessive force and that after the shooting officers did not render aid to Shultz for five minutes.The lawyer has also released police dash-cam video of the incident. Click here to see the video - viewer discretion is advised.Recently, the Springettsbury Township Police Department had to pay $500,000 to settle two civil rights lawsuits. In one case, officers were videotaped beating a handcuffed female in the backseat of a police cruiser. In the other, officers were taped beating a man on the street. Click here to learn more about those cases.Stay with WGAL for updates.