Wounded California cop shoots and kills man during ‘unprovoked’ knife attack

SANTA MONICA  — A Southern California officer shot and killed a man who stabbed him with a knife outside a city police headquarters in what authorities called an “unprovoked attack.”

A man in his 30s approached the male officer outside the front doors of the Santa Monica Police Department around 5:20 p.m. Saturday, officials said. The man was told he would need to wait while the officer finished speaking to a resident.

“Without warning, the individual attacked the officer while pulling a knife from his clothing.