Dramatic new surveillance video shows the moment a Florida police officer fatally shot a man who charged at him with a knife.
Dramatic new surveillance video shows the moment a Florida police officer fatally shot a man who charged at him with a knife.
The incident happened Saturday morning in Stuart when an officer responded to reports of a man armed with a knife who was acting erratically, Stuart Police officials said.
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WATCH HERESurveillance video released by the department shows the officer briefly speaking with the man before the man suddenly charged at the officer with a knife in his hand.
The officer starts to walk away as he opened fire on the suspect, the video showed.
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Police said the man, identified as 36-year-old Kenneth Christopher Cook, died from his injuries after he was taken to a local hospital.
The officer involved was placed on administrative leave, which is department policy.
The shooting remains under investigation.
