By Sara Beth Williams– — The Citrus Heights Police Department has released body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that occurred on April 21, 2025.
Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on April 21st, 2025, Citrus Heights police officers responded to reports of a male armed with a knife who was threatening bystanders in a busy shopping center off Lichen Drive in Citrus Heights.
The shopping center was busy with heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic, according to the critical incident report shared on June 4. Officers arrived and located the subject, who was still armed with a knife. Authorities said when officers attempted to contact the subject, he ignored verbal commands and then ran toward one officer with a knife still in his hand…