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Valencia Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Allegedly Charged Them With a Knife

Investigators are examining the officers' use of force under constrained-space protocols cited by police.

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La Policía Local de Llucmajor ha detenido al hombre por violencia de género y resistencia a agentes de la autoridad.
El fallecido, un hombre de 46 años, se ha abalanzado sobre los agentes con la intención de atacarlos

Overview

  • Officers responded around 16:00 Monday to Calle Godofredo Ros after reports that a resident was threatening a neighbour and pounding his door, according to police.
  • Police say the 46-year-old, identified in several reports as a Chinese national, opened his door holding a large knife and lunged in a tight landing, prompting the officers to fire in self-defence.
  • Emergency medics from SAMU performed advanced CPR and stabilization efforts, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Policía Científica collected casings and documented bullet impacts, a judge ordered removal of the body to the Institute of Legal Medicine for autopsy, and officials have not disclosed the number of shots as witness accounts differ.
  • In separate operations, authorities reported arrests tied to domestic and gender violence in Vitoria, Arrecife, Llucmajor and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with the Tenerife suspect ordered into preventive custody.