Officer kills knife suspect in Milpitas

A Milpitas police officer shot and killed a 19yearold man who allegedly ran at the officer with a knife Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Officers responded shortly before 1 p.m. to a reported stabbing in an apartment on the 130 block of North Temple Drive with initial information that a 19yearold man had stabbed a 34yearold man, according to the Milpitas Police Department.

An officer arrived on scene within two minutes and saw a man outside the apartment holding “a large kitchen knife,” the department said in a statement on Monday. The officer attempted “numerous times to get the man to drop the knife,” authorities said.

The man instead walked away toward an area where a second officer appeared, Milpitas police Sgt. Jason Speckenheuer wrote in the statement.

“Suddenly, the man ran quickly at the first officer yelling at the officer, ‘Kill me!’ ” Speckenheuer wrote. The second officer used a Taser that did not stop the man; the first officer opened fire at the man “who was running towards him while still armed with the knife,” Speckenheuer wrote.

Officers applied medical aid until paramedics arrived and the man was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, authorities said. The man had not been identified as of Monday evening.

Police said the 34yearold stabbing victim survived and identified him as the stepfather of the 19yearold.

Late Sunday, Milpitas police said they will investigate the incident in conjunction with the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office. On Monday, police said they are seeking witnesses to the shooting and “intend

“This is a tragic situation that is still being investigated.”

Milpitas police Sgt. Jason Speckenheuer

to release the bodyworn camera video footage as soon as practical.”

“This is a tragic situation that is still being investigated to establish the sequence of events,” Speckenheuer wrote in the statement.

Anyone with additional information about the investigation is asked to call the Milpitas Police Department at 4085862400. Information can also be given anonymously via the Crime Tip Hotline at 4085862400 or the Milpitas police website.