Knife-wielding man races at officer in packed seaside park before one deadly shot rings out: video
Santa Monica police bodycam video shows 44-year-old Michael Rodriguez charging an officer with a knife in Palisades Park before he was shot and killed by police.
TL;DR
- A man, identified as Michael Rodriguez, charged a Santa Monica police officer with a large knife in a crowded park.
- Officers were initially responding to a different call when Rodriguez, unrelated to the initial report, approached them aggressively.
- Despite warnings, Rodriguez continued to advance, leading an officer to fire one shot, fatally wounding him.
- Rodriguez was found to be carrying two additional knives.
- Rodriguez was pronounced dead at a hospital from a gunshot wound to the chest.
- No officers, bystanders, or other members of the public were injured.