Man with knife is fatally shot by Santa Ana police officer
A man with a knife was shot and killed by a Santa Ana police officer Friday night, police said.
Two officers were dispatched to check an area around 1100 S. Poplar St. for possible gang activity a little after 9:30 p.m. One of the officers entered an alley and was confronted by a man with a knife, police said.
The officer fired one shot and hit the man in the torso, police said. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died hours later.
-- Raja Abdulrahim
EDITOR'S PICKS:
don't bring a knife to a gunfight thug.
Let's just hope it wasn't some alley way drunk with a pen knife.
Posted by: Clavote | December 11, 2010 at 07:05 PM
cool story
Posted by: chris | December 11, 2010 at 10:36 PM
why was he shot and killed? i work in a penal institution and understand the primary concern being "safety and security," but this seems excessive!
Posted by: none | December 11, 2010 at 10:42 PM
thats what happens when you bring a knife to a gun fight
Posted by: kevin langley | December 12, 2010 at 09:27 AM
In a way, I agree with Keven Langley below, it was justifiable homicide.
Homicide just the same.
Posted by: Paul Espinoza | December 12, 2010 at 11:47 AM
@none
you work in a penal institution and don't recognize that a man with a knife is a deadly threat???
wow, get a clue before you or someone working with you gets hurt
Posted by: u know | December 12, 2010 at 07:54 PM