Around 12:18 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24th, Chattanooga Police responded to a call about a man with a knife in the 7800 block of East Brainerd Road. When officers tried to make contact with the man, later identified as Roberto Carlos Rodriguez Zayas, he ran into a nearby wooded area. Officers told Zayas to drop the knife, but the situation escalated, and at least two officers fired their weapons. Zayas was pronounced dead at the scene, but no officers were hurt.