Butcher Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Police

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- A man in crisis who allegedly threatened to harm himself and advanced on officers on the 400 block of Lincoln Avenue was shot and transported to the hospital Monday morning.

According to the report, the call to the Redwood City Police Department at 8:47 a.m. was made from his wife, who met police on the front yard of the residence covered in blood and directing officers to the rear yard of the residence.

As officers moved to the rear yard of the residence, they encountered a 33-year old male in the side yard of the residence who was armed with a butcher knife. The two initially-arriving officers, both trained in Crisis Intervention Techniques, attempted to get him to drop the knife. When he refused to drop the knife and began running at the officers, preliminary information suggests one of the officers utilized a Taser stun gun to immobilize him but to no avail.

The other officer on scene, a 20-year veteran, used his gun to stop the male from advancing. The injured male was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries.

In accordance with San Mateo County protocol, the District Attorney’s Office is conducting an investigation into the shooting. It requests anyone with information about this incident call 650-363-4636.

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