"Police say after arriving on scene at the house following a 911 call, an officer broke down the front door after hearing a commotion happening inside. Photos released by SCPD from that officer's body camera show what unfolded. PREVIOUS STORY: Santa Clara police shoot, kill stabbing suspect after reported attack at home The first picture shows two men on the ground in a hallway, with the man who was shot on top of his roommate and a third roommate standing in the background."
"Authorities say the man had stabbed his roommate multiple times with two separate knives before they arrived. Despite telling the man to stop, police say he raised the knife again. "When the officer saw the suspect's hand holding the knife come down towards the victim, the officer shot four times," said SCPD Chief Cory Morgan. The man was hit by all four shots, and another photo shows both he and his roommate then lying on the ground."
A Santa Clara police officer forced entry after a 911 call and encountered a violent attack at a residence on Eisenhower Drive. Body camera images show a wounded roommate beneath a man who had allegedly stabbed him multiple times with two knives. Officers ordered the attacker to stop; when the suspect raised a knife again and moved it toward the victim, an officer fired four times, striking the attacker. Police report the officer's actions prevented further harm and likely saved at least one life. Neighbors reported hearing shots and described the normally quiet neighborhood as rattled by the incident.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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