PINELLAS PARK — A city police officer shot and killed a man Sept. 5 after he allegedly attacked an officer with a knife at a short-term rental property, authorities said.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, which investigated the shooting, said it occurred shortly before noon on Sept. 5 at 4370 82nd Avenue N. after officers responded to a call from the property owner for help evicting a renter.
When officers knocked on the door, Eric Ton, 42, answered with a knife in his hand and became confrontational, the PCSO said. Ton then allegedly shut the door and barricaded himself inside…