Man stabs Santa Monica police officer and is then fatally shot

SANTA MONICA — A man who stabbed a Santa Monica police officer outside the department’s headquarters building with a knife on Saturday night died at the scene after being shot by that officer.

The attack occurred about 5:20 p.m. Saturday outside police headquarters at 333 Olympic Drive, according to Lt. Erika Aklufi.

The officer was standing outside the front door of the station collecting information from a resident about an unrelated call when a man in his 30s confronted him, Aklufi said.