The Orange County Register
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Police shot and killed a man who was armed with a knife and chasing people.
About 6:45 p.m. Saturday, police responded to reports of an armed man who was breaking windows and starting a fire near Strathmore Drive and Dorada Avenue, according to a Garden Grove Police Department statement.
Police found the man at the intersection and told him several times to drop the knife, but he did not comply, police say. Police reported that the man had at least one knife on him.
Police shot the man and he died at the scene. Police have not yet said how many officers responded or how many fired their guns.
The man’s name will not be released until his family can be notified.
The incident will be investigated by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and Garden Grove police, as is routine with officer-involved shootings.
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