This past weekend, South
Central Patrol officers were dispatched to a call at 2800 Travis. The caller was
a security guard at the Midtown Park who reported a man, armed with a knife, was
trespassing in the park.
Our officers arrived at the
park and attempted to convince the man to drop the knife. Instead, the
suspect screamed at the officers and refused to comply. Officers
continued to give him verbal commands to put down the weapon while doing a
great job of maintaining distance and cover, developing a plan, and waiting for
additional officers.
Officers continued to talk
to the suspect, who responded by waving the knife. Eventually, two officers deployed their conducted
energy devices (CEDs) in order to subdue the suspect by using less-than-lethal
force. When they did, the suspect
dropped the knife and was arrested without further incident.
Great work by our South
Central Patrol officers to safely take this suspect into custody.
