A Santa Monica, California, Police officer was stabbed Sunday afternoon outside of the department’s station. The suspected attacker was shot dead by the wounded officer.
According to the department, the officer was collecting information about an unrelated call when a man in his 30s "interjected himself into the conversation," Chief Ramon Batista said during a press conference on Saturday.
At that point, the suspect produced a large knife and "unexpectedly and without warning" attacked the officer. "The officer retreated, backed away, drew his sidearm and went around the corner of the building. The suspect followed him, continuing the attack, and it was in that area ... that an officer involved shooting occurred," Batista said. "The officer that was assaulted is the one that discharged his weapon."
The wounded officer was transported to the hospital. He was released Monday, CBS reports.
