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Police Fatally Shoot Man Wielding Knife
March 29, 2009SAN DIEGO -- A shooting in the Mt. Helix area of El Cajon left one man dead.
According to dispatchers, the incident occurred shortly after noon on Avocado Boulevard and Fuerte Drive in an unincorporated area of El Cajon.
We reported that police had received 911 calls about a man wielding a large hunting knife near the intersection of Chase Avenue and Avocado Boulevard.
Authorities told Vara that El Cajon police officers responded and confronted the man. Officers used bean-bag guns and a stun gun in an attempt to subdue him, but they were not able to stop him.
The man entered the intersection of Avocado and Fuerte, turned towards the officers and charged them, according to authorities.
Witness Henry Martinez told news crews the man seemed to be winded and was walking in a slow and labored manner in the moments before the fusillade of gunfire rang out.
"The officers told him to drop the knife, and I don't know if he heard them or if he didn't hear them, but he didn't drop the knife," the auto mechanic said.
Authorities said four officers opened fire, striking the man.
Attempts to revive the man were unsuccessful, and he was declared dead at the scene, authorities said.
Authorities said there were no reports of other crimes committed by the man with the knife.
No other injuries were reported.
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