x
Breaking News
More () »

Man killed by San Francisco police was ex-Afghan interpreter

Forty-one-year-old Ajmal Amani was shot Friday morning in a narrow corridor of the building on South of Market after threatening several people with a large knife.
Credit: ChiccoDodiFC - stock.adobe.com
flashing lights of the police car into the checkpoint in the city

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police have released video of officers shooting a knife-wielding man who charged at them in a residential hotel.

Forty-one-year-old Ajmal Amani was shot Friday morning in a narrow corridor of the building on South of Market after threatening several people with a large kitchen knife. Acquaintances say Amani was a former Afghan interpreter for U.S. special forces who had been shot several times and struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder. Hotel and police body camera video of the shooting were released Wednesday at a police town hall meeting. 

An investigation is ongoing.

Read the full AP story here.

Watch: Remembering Jessica Young | Family calls for justice after Modesto woman is found dead

Before You Leave, Check This Out