Shocking body camera footage shows a deranged New York man suddenly lunging at a police officer outside a California police station, stabbing him multiple times and ultimately being shot dead.
Newly released footage shows Deya Abdelhadi Halaibeh, 28, first flipping and attacking the targeted employee and stealing the 8-inch kitchen knife he used to attack the officer. are.
Haraibe, who is believed to have traveled to California from the Empire State several days earlier, then rushed from Target to nearby Santa Monica police headquarters, where two other people were waiting ahead of him. I rang the call button to speak to a police officer.
“What's in your jacket?'' asked the responding officer, as the caller looked nervous and had his right hand in his jacket's breast pocket. “I get kind of nervous when I put my hands inside my jacket like that.''
Haraibe replied, “Are you nervous?” — before the video shows him charging at officers with a knife.
Police release horrifying footage from October 5, as chaotic footage shows a police officer make a mad dash from Haraibe and an officer fatally stabs him several times. announced.
“I was hurt, I was stabbed,” the officer told his colleague, who rushed out after hearing the gunshots.
“Without warning, the individual attacked the officer while pulling a knife from his clothing. The suspect slashed and stabbed the officer,” Santa Monica police said in a statement.
“The injured officer sustained multiple severe stab wounds to the neck and shoulder area and required immediate trauma treatment.”
Despite the violent ambush, the officer survived and was released from the hospital the next day. Police say a protective vest saved his life.
Police said Haraibe had no criminal history in California and had never worked for the Santa Monica Police Department, but it was not clear why he was believed to have traveled thousands of miles from New York to California. Police have not said where in New York he lived.
“Investigators are investigating the suspect's background, including his history of mental illness and his motives for targeted attacks on law enforcement.”
