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UPDATED Aug 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Aug 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Knife attack leads to fatal officer shooting in Santa Monica
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Santa Monica police say officers fatally shot a person who allegedly approached them with a knife and charged while they were interviewing witnesses at Palisades Park. The incident began after officers responded to a reported domestic violence call near Ocean Avenue; the officer who fired was not injured. The person was taken to the hospital and died.
WHO: Santa Monica Police Department officers; a person police say was armed with a knife
WHAT: Officers opened fire after the person allegedly charged at them with a knife; the person died.
WHEN: Reported Aug 21, 2026 at 10:48 PM ET
WHERE: Palisades Park near the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA
WHY: Police said officers were investigating an unrelated domestic violence incident when the person approached them armed with a knife and charged.
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