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Shot Calif. teen apologizes to LEO after charging at him with knife

By: The Associated Press, policeone.com

LOS ANGELES — Police body camera footage released Thursday shows a bleeding and crying 17-year-old girl apologizing to the officer who shot her after the teen ran at him with a large knife in Southern California.

Oxnard Police Chief Scott Whitney described the May 3 confrontation in an edited video package posted online by his department.

Los Angeles teen charging at officer (Photo/ Oxnard Police Department via Facebook video)
An officer responding to reports of a girl causing a disturbance found her behind a fast food restaurant with a 12-inch (31-centimeter) kitchen knife in her pocket, Whitney says.

 

Full story: https://www.policeone.com/officer-shootings/articles/483814006-Shot-Calif-teen-apologizes-to-LEO-after-charging-at-him-with-knife/