According to the woman at left, her boyfriend was suicidal when paramedics and Glendale police arrived on the 1700 block of Riverside Drive in Glendale on Thursday, January 5, 2011. The 38-yr. old man was shot once by a police officer after he reportedly lunged with a knife towards the officer. The man died at the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
One of two knifes a suspect reported had with him at scene of officer-involved shooting on the 1700 block of Riverside Drive in Glendale on Thursday, January 5, 2011. A 38-yr. old man was shot once by a police officer after he reportedly lunged with a knife towards the officer. The man died at the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Glendale Police Chief Ron De Pompa, left, and Captain Carl Povilaitis at scene of an officer-involved shooting on the 1700 block of Riverside Drive in Glendale on Thursday, January 5, 2011. A 38-yr. old man was shot once by a police officer after he reportedly lunged with a knife towards the officer. The man died at the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Glendale Police officers gather at scene of officer-involved shooting on the 1700 block of Riverside Drive in Glendale on Thursday, January 5, 2011. A 38-yr. old man was shot once by a police officer after he reportedly lunged with a knife towards the officer. The man died at the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Debris left in an alley near at scene of officer-involved shooting on the 1700 block of Riverside Drive in Glendale on Thursday, January 5, 2011. A 38-yr. old man was shot once by a police officer after he reportedly lunged with a knife towards the officer. The man died at the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Glendale Police officers at scene of officer-involved shooting on the 1700 block of Riverside Drive in Glendale on Thursday, January 5, 2011. A 38-yr. old man was shot once by a police officer after he reportedly lunged with a knife towards the officer. The man died at the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)