The suspect, identified as a man from the state of New York, had stolen a box of kitchen knives from a nearby Target prior to the stabbing, police said.
Investigators say that the man who stabbed a Santa Monica police officer outside of the department's headquarters over the weekend had just stolen the knife from a Target store earlier in the day. The stabbing happened on Saturday, Oct. 5 at around 5:20 p.m., when a Santa Monica Police Department officers was stabbed multiple times in an unprovoked attack outside of their station.The officer, who remains unidentified, ended up opening fire on the suspect and killing him.
After days of investigation, detectives say that Halaibeh is suspected of stealing from a Target store at 420 Broadway just minutes before the attack at the police station happened. During the robbery, Halaibeh is said to have pushed an employee to the ground before grabbing a box of kitchen knives and running from the store. 'The box was later found abandoned with one knife missing,' SMPD's statement said.
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