Man With Knife Fatally Shot by CHP Near 10 Freeway in Santa Monica

Man With Knife Fatally Shot by CHP Near 10 Freeway in Santa Monica

A man who was allegedly armed with a knife was fatally shot by at least one California Highway Patrol officer near the 10 Freeway in Santa Monica early Monday, officials said.

The incident was reported about 12:20 a.m. when the CHP received calls about a man walking along the east side of freeway near Centinela Avenue, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza.

Responding officers found the man armed with a knife at the center medium. The man ran across lanes as officers approached him and eventually ran off an embankment and onto surface streets, Mendoza said.

The man ended up between two buildings in the 3300 block of Pico Boulevard and ran toward officers with the knife, according to the lieutenant. An officer-involved shooting occurred and the man was shot. He was taken to a hospital where he was eventually pronounced dead, Mendoza said. A knife was recovered at the scene, he added.

No officers were injured during the incident.

The man has not been identified and no further details have been released.

The sheriff’s department is investigating the shooting.