Knife-wielding man races at officer in packed seaside park before one deadly shot rings out: video
A police response to reports of a man chasing a woman spiraled into a deadly confrontation when an unrelated knife-wielding man charged an officer through a crowded seaside park in California , chilling new bodycam video shows.
The tense encounter unfolded Aug.
22 as Santa Monica Police Department officers investigated a report of a man chasing a woman near the Broadway stairs, according to a newly released critical incident briefing.
The man killed in the confrontation was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner as 44-year-old Michael Rodriguez.
BODYCAM SHOWS LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPUTY STABBED SECONDS AFTER ARRIVING AT KNIFE ATTACK Two uniformed officers responded to Broadway and Ocean Avenue at approximately 12:30 p.m. before speaking with witnesses in the 1400 block of Palisades Park.
The popular oceanfront park was crowded with pedestrians, visitors and vendors that Saturday afternoon when officers spotted Rodriguez, who was unrelated to the original call, holding a large knife above his head and moving toward an officer and several bystanders, police said.
NYPD OFFICERS FATALLY SHOOT MAN ARMED WITH BUTCHER KNIFE AFTER HE ADVANCED TOWARD COPS: POLICE "Hey, put that down," an officer can be heard repeatedly shouting as he draws his gun and backs away from Rodriguez.
"Put it down.
Put that down," the officer commands.
CHICAGO OFFICERS WOUNDED IN TRAFFIC STOP SHOOTOUT AS HOLIDAY WEEKEND LEAVES 3 DEAD, 16 INJURED Rodriguez ignored the warnings and continued advancing with the knife raised above his head, according to police.
He then quickened his pace and closed the distance between him and the officer while the officer retreated.
The officer fired one round from his department-issued firearm , striking Rodriguez in the chest.
DEMOCRAT LAWMAKER'S 107 MPH TRAFFIC STOP BRINGS BODYCAM BATTLE FRONT AND CENTER AGAIN Bodycam video from the second officer shows Rodriguez falling to the ground as the knife drops from his hand.
The officers immediately called for backup and requested emergency medical personnel.
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