JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 49-year-old man who was seen stabbing himself in the San Marco area was shot by an officer Saturday afternoon when he approached two officers with a large knife raised above his head, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
News4JAX photographer Josh Morgan said on his way to work, he witnessed the man stabbing himself on Atlantic Boulevard and Belote Place just after 2 p.m. and called 911.
Officers arrived around 2:16 p.m. and, at first, they couldn’t find the man with the knife, but they were pointed by a witness to the area of Belote Place and Atlantic Boulevard, JSO Chief of Investigations Alan Parker said.
REPLAY: Watch the full JSO news conference on the officer-involved shooting below:
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