Name withheld by police

Male, Unknown race

Date of the incident: 5/25/2013

Place of the incident:

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Castor Ave & Robbins St

Officers responded to calls of a person with a knife, finding the suspect running along Robbins and Castor Avenues. One officer used his vehicle to knock the suspect to the ground, then ordered him to drop the knife. The suspect advanced towards the officers, leading them to fire at the suspect. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. A Use of Force board for the shooting was scheduled for July 2014.

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