Wounded Southern California police officer shoots and kills man during ‘unprovoked’ knife attack

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Police in Southern California say an officer has fatally shot a man who wounded him with a knife outside a city police headquarters in what authorities called an unprovoked attack. The Santa Monica Police Department says a man in his 30s approached the male officer outside the police station around 5:20 p.m. Saturday. The man was told he would need to wait while the officer finished speaking to a resident, but then produced a knife and slashed and stabbed the officer. The officer pulled out his gun while retreating around the corner of the building and shot the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer was released from the hospital, officials said Sunday.