Police Shoot Man Holding Knife to Woman's Throat, Killing Him and Critically Injuring Her [View all]
Responding officers repeatedly told the man to drop the knife but he did not let go of the weapon, according to Shepard, who said the police fired nonlethal rounds.
Hamilton confirmed the officers talked to the man and fired bean-bag rounds. But police felt the woman’s life was in imminent danger, so they ultimately opened fire with live ammunition, Hamilton said.
“There wasn’t an opportunity to de-escalate the situation,” Preciado said. “Whenever someone is assaulting someone with a sharp weapon … officers are forced to take action.”
The gunshots struck the man and the woman; both were hospitalized in critical condition. The man, who has not been identified, died at the hospital.
http://ktla.com/2018/06/16/police-shoot-suspect-in-van-nuys-3-people-hospitalized/
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Ok, the bean bags didn't work. So LAPD is out of pepper spray? WTF? They couldn't pepper spray this dude? With a face full of pepper spray, he would dropped the knife and grabbed his eyes. Sure she would have been pepper sprayed too, but she wouldn't be in critical condition in a hospital with bullet wounds. And the mentally disturbed suspect would still be alive, and could have been placed in treatment instead of a grave.
What the hell is going on with police training?
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