Overview
- Officers from the Lod Police Station and Yassam units say they identified a man carrying a knife, ordered him to stop, and fired when he ran toward officers and attempted to stab one of them.
- Medical responders found the suspect, described as a man in his 30s, unconscious and without a pulse and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
- Police reported no members of the security forces were injured during the encounter.
- Large numbers of Central District officers were deployed to secure the area, collect evidence and launch searches as an investigation into the circumstances and motive continues.
- Central District Commander Maj. Gen. Amir Cohen arrived to conduct a situational assessment and investigators are expected to review body-worn camera footage and witness accounts as the probe proceeds.