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Chilling bodycam footage shows knife-wielding madman charge at police in Santa Monica

California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos — September 12, 2026 at 06:27 PM UTC

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Heart-pounding footage released Saturday shows the moment Santa Monica cops shot a man holding a knife above his head and charging at them.