ANTIOCH — An Antioch officer shot a person who was allegedly armed with a knife, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
Police are investigating it as a fatal incident and invoked the countywide protocol for when a person is killed by an officer or injured so badly they’re expected to die.
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Authorities haven’t released the name of the officer or the person who was shot. Police reportedly responded to a call on Osprey Drive in southeast Antioch on Monday morning about a person threatening a family member with a knife.
The officer who fired his duty weapon has been sequestered, per a standard countywide protocol for fatal law enforcement incidents. The Contra Costa District Attorney and Sheriff’s offices have been brought in for a third-party investigation, the sources said. Further details about what happened were not immediately available.
Shortly after the protocol was invoked, Antioch police put out a warning to the public of police activity on Osprey Drive. Police say there is no ongoing threat to public safety.
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