A police officer shot and killed a man who stabbed him Saturday night outside the Santa Monica Police Department, authorities said.
The officer was standing and talking with a resident outside the station around 5:21 p.m. when a third person, described as a man in his 30s, confronted him. Police said the officer asked the man to wait his turn before pulling out a knife and beginning to stab and beat him, the Santa Monica Police Department said in a news release.
The man armed with the knife chased the injured, retreating officer, who shot him, police said. The man died instantly.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Santa Monica Police Department at (310) 458-8427.
