Ohio police fatally shot a man armed with knives last week after multiple run-ins with the suspect that finally ended with a confrontation outside a department substation.
The events leading up to the shooting began at 7 p.m. Monday when Columbus police were called to a home over a report of a bleeding man with an "edged weapon," WBNS-TV reports. Once officers reached the scene, the department's Mobile Crisis Response (MCR), which handles mental health calls, was deployed.
The suspect—identified as Lamine Mahmoudi, 34—wouldn't cooperate with members of the unit, and police left the scene.
Police then received another call from the home about Mahmoudi. This time, the caller said Mahmoudi had threatened others inside the home with a weapon.
The MCR unit responded a second time, and members of the unit were able to talk to Mahmoudi on the phone. He still refused help, and police again left.
Finally, officers responded to a call at about 1:30 a.m. involving Mahmoudi, who was reported to have several "edged weapons." Officers confronted him in an alley outside a police substation and ordered him to surrender.
Mahmoudi refused to drop his knives while officers continued to de-escalate the situation. As he walked toward police, officers deployed at TASER and opened fire.
Police performed life-saving measures, but Mahmoudi died. A meat cleaver and another knife were recovered from the scene.
The shooting is under investigation.
