Los Angeles, Ca
Knife-wielding man rushes at LAPD officers in tense body cam video
The Los Angeles Police Department has released body camera video of an officer-involved shooting in Boyle Heights earlier this year that left a man hospitalized.
The incident happened in May, when officers responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 3000 block Glenn Avenue.
Authorities say Robert Velazquez, 40, came out of the home armed with two knives and a grilling fork and refused to drop the weapons.
Police say he threw a knife toward officers, prompting them to open fire. He then allegedly stood back up, still armed, leading officers to open fire a second time.
Velazquez was taken to a hospital for treatment and later arrested. No officers or bystanders were hurt in the shooting.