UPDATE: MiguelMValle spoke with the family of a man who was shot and killed by a Philly officer after he allegedly lunged at police with a knife. The family says the man didn't speak English well and also suffered from a mental health issue. Story HERE:
One of the officers then fired"several times," Reilly said.
The officer then put the man in his patrol vehicle and rushed the man to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead minutes later, Reilly said.Noting the early stages of the investigation, Reilly wasn't able to answer further questions, including how long each officer has been on the police force.
The officer who fired his gun will be placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation, police said.They said his primary language was Spanish and that he didn't understand or speak English well. They also said he had a mental health illness. While the family acknowledged that he carried around a small pocket knife, they don't believe police should have killed him.
"You could taze him," the man's aunt, Zoraida Garcia said."But to shoot him six times? They literally told us he got shot six times. What did he have on him that you felt threatened? You know? Was he coming towards you with a knife? You know? If that's the case, but six times? You could've shot him in his leg. But you shot and killed him."
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