Pennsylvania State Police gave a presentation on Wednesday in Monroeville on how police officers use force. State troopers showed videos of when law enforcement officers make life-changing decisions, within seconds. Some law enforcement officers used guns and some used stun guns. Sign up for our Newsletters The presentation, by the Pennsylvania State Police Use of Force Unit, consisted of three parts. In the first part, troopers discussed.
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The man rocked side-to-side as he muttered incoherently with a knife in his hand. Every few minutes he looked up and grunted at the police officer in the doorway talking with him.
After the sixth time the officer told him to put down his knife, the man suddenly raised it and stepped toward the officer, who was about 12 feet away. The officer fired, killing him.
At that point in the story, Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Keven Selverian stopped. He had questions for those listening to the real-life incident.
Was the officer justified in using deadly force under those circumstances?