Officer Fatally Shoots Knife-Wielding Man
From Times Wire Reports
A police officer fatally shot a man who was threatening people with a knife in downtown Sacramento, police said.
The 68-year-old man was walking through a park Wednesday morning, brandishing a large knife, said police spokesman Sgt. Justin Risley.
The officer, whose name was withheld, and two unarmed city guides found the man walking in an alley with the knife at his side. When the officer told him to drop the knife, he allegedly headed toward the officer with the knife pointed at waist level.
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