Officers shot and killed a man accused of threatening his son with a knife Saturday evening, April 5, in San Bernardino.
San Bernardino Police received a call around 5:32 p.m. reporting a man threatening to kill his juvenile son, and then received more calls from others reporting a man armed with a knife chasing a boy in the 1000 block of North Mountain View Avenue, in a neighborhood south of downtown and east of the 215 Freeway, according to Sgt. Erik Campos, a spokesman for the police department.
Officers found the armed man and told him multiple times to drop the knife, but he refused to do so, Campos said. Police used a Taser and bean bag rounds, but said the man “continued to ignore commands and actively resisted all de-escalation measures.”
The man swung the knife and ran back toward the home when officers shot at him, Campos said.
Police recovered the knife after the shooting and administered life-saving measures before paramedics arrived. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name was not immediately made public.
Police are investigating the shooting. The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office is overseeing the investigation.
Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call investigators at 909-384-5762 or 909-384-5613.