Seattle police reportedly kill man with knife

KIRO-TV reports Seattle police shot and killed a man with a knife in a confrontation at a motel.

SEATTLE —

KIRO-TV reports Seattle police shot and killed a man with a knife in a confrontation at a motel.

Police responded to a 911 call at 1:17 a.m. Wednesday at a north Seattle motel - Seal's Motel at 120th and Aurora Ave.

The station reports police heard a woman screaming that a man had a knife. Officers broke through a window and confronted the man. Police say when he refused to put the knife down and stepped toward them he was shot.

This is the second fatal police shooting this year in Seattle. Officers shot a man early New Year's Day in the University District when they say he pointed a rifle at them.

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Information from: KIRO-TV, htthttp://www.kirotv.com/index.html