Hector Hernandez

Deadly force

Officers responded to a family disturbance call about 10 p.m. A man allegedly pulled out a knife on two teenagers who attempted to intervene in a domestic violence incident. While officers were en route to the scene, they received a report that the man obtained a handgun and fired several rounds. Multiple family members ran out of the home when police arrived, and the man allegedly came out of the house with a knife. After refusing orders to drop the knife, the man tried to re-enter the home and a dog was sicced on him. He allegedly stabbed the dog, and an officer shot and killed him.