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Coverage dated October 5, 2024

Wounded California officer fatally shoots man during 'unprovoked' knife attack

Headline from WHEC Rochester

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A California officer fatally shot a man who wounded him with a knife outside a city police headquarters in what authorities called “an unprovoked attack.”

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Wounded California officer fatally shoots man during 'unprovoked' knife attack (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A California officer fatally shot a man who wounded him with a knife outside a city police headquarters in what authorities called “an unprovoked attack.”

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Santa Monica officer fatally shoots man who stabbed him outside station, police say (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A Santa Monica Police Department officer shot and killed a man who stabbed him Saturday night outside the station, authorities said.

  3. Foxla

    Cop fatally shoots man who stabbed him outside Santa Monica police station (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A man who stabbed a Santa Monica police officer outside the department's headquarters building with a knife Saturday evening died at the scene after being shot by that officer.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Officer stabbed, suspected attacker dead outside police station in Santa Monica (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A man was shot and killed after stabbing an officer Saturday outside the doors of a police station in Santa Monica.

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