Santa Monica cop attacked by knife-wielding man, suspect shot dead

Submitted on 11/25/2024 by: Wicked
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The Santa Monica Police Department released bodycam footage Thursday of an attack on an officer in October that ended in a knife-wielding man being shot and killed outside the department's headquarters.

The incident took place at around 5:21 p.m. Oct. 5, when the officer was heading outside the building to talk to a woman about an unrelated call, according to the department.

The officer's bodycam video showed three people outside – the suspect, later identified as 28-year-old Deyaa Abdelhadi Halaibeh, the woman and another man.

"Let me talk to them first, and then we can talk," the officer can be heard telling Halaibeh, who approached him at the door.

Halaibeh, who had one hand inside his jacket, asked if the other people were at the building first, and the woman said she was. He then began to talk before the officer cut him off to ask what he was holding inside his jacket.

"What's in your jacket? I'm kind of nervous with your hand inside your jacket like that," the officer said.

"You're nervous?" Halaibeh said, then lunged at the officer with a knife. The officer was stabbed and slashed before he was able to run to the side of the building and arm himself with his gun, all while Halaibeh attacked him.

The officer fired a few shots, causing Halaibeh to stumble and drop his knife. He picked the knife back up and began walking toward the officer again before he was shot.

Santa Monica Police said he was pronounced dead outside the station. The officer was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released.

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