Police officers shot and killed a man early Friday after he ran toward them with a large knife and refused commands to drop it, the Fairview Heights Police Department said.
Police dispatch responded to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance at 1:30 a.m. Friday. The caller said a man was driving through their yard, was high on narcotics and was going to “kill himself or someone else,” according to police department news release.
Three officers responded to the 9100 block of Bunkum Road. The man ran toward them with the knife and refused commands to stop, police said. Officers fired, striking him several times. He received medical attention and was pronounced dead at a hospital…