Crime & Safety
El Cajon Police Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man
The knife-wielding man was reportedly walking in traffic Sunday on Second Street near Oakdale Avenue in El Cajon.
EL CAJON, CA – An El Cajon police officer shot and killed a knife-wielding man who was walking in traffic, it was reported Monday.
It happened at 9 p.m. Sunday on Second Street near Oakdale Avenue, according to news accounts.
Officers responding to a 911 call reportedly found the seemingly incoherent man standing in traffic and when they tried to talk to him, he pulled out a knife and started walking south toward Madison Avenue.
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Officers twice used a TASER on the man and reportedly struggled to get the knife out of his hands before he lunged at an officer and was shot.
He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to news accounts.
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El Cajon police officials were not available.
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