New bodycam shows fatal police shooting of man armed with knife in busy Santa Monica, California park

New bodycam video shows fatal police shooting of man armed with knife in busy Santa Monica, California park.

Newly released body camera video shows the moments before a Santa Monica police officer shot and killed a man who authorities said approached officers with a knife in crowded Palisades Park.

The Santa Monica Police Department released the video on Saturday. The shooting happened on Aug.

22 after police responded to Broadway and Ocean Avenue shortly before 1 p.m. for a report of a man chasing a woman near the Broadway stairs.

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