Police killed a man near the Colorado State University campus early Saturday, Fort Collins police officials said.
Officers responded to a call at 3:53 a.m. about a 22-year-old man who was threatening people and making suicidal statements at 1225 Prospect St.
The man, who has been identified as David Wheat Jr., was assaulting a woman with a knife when officers arrived, police said in a release. Officers attempted to restrain Wheat and ordered him to put the knife down, but he did not comply and advanced on the officers.
Two officers shot and killed the suspect, the release said.
Larimer County Coroner James Wilkerson said Wheat died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to a Larimer County news release.
The stabbing victim was transported to a nearby hospital with injuries that are not believed life-threatening.
Neither of the officers involved in the shooting was wearing a body camera, said Administrative Deputy Chief Cory Christensen. Some 60 officers in the department are equipped with such cameras.
“We are interested in getting cameras on all officers, but it is a question of money,” Christensen said in an e-mail.
Neither Wheat nor the woman he stabbed were CSU students, Christensen said.
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