Police fatally shoot man who officers say charged them with knives in West Texas

LUBBOCK, Texas — Officers investigating a domestic disturbance shot and killed a man in West Texas who they said came at them with knives, police said Saturday.

Manuel Guillen, 34, died at a hospital after the shooting in Lubbock Friday evening, police spokeswoman Amber Edwards said.

Edwards said officers responded to a report that Guillen had assaulted and threatened his mother at a home on the city's north side. The mother fled the home before officers arrived.

A police sergeant who arrived on the scene told officers to leave because Guillen was alone in the house and was no longer a threat to his family, Edwards said. They were about to leave when Guillen crawled out of a window with two knives in hand, she said. Officers ordered him to stop, but opened fire when he continued walking toward them.

“He continued to attack the officers and they used deadly force,” Edwards said.

It was not clear why officers did not attempt to arrest Guillen for the alleged attack on his mother.

The shooting is under investigation, Edwards said.

It was not known if Guillen was struck by gunfire from both officers, she said.

The names of the officers involved have not been released. Edwards said the two officers who opened fire have been placed on leave.