The Shooting of Anchises Stathakis

in the december 24th incident police responded to a call about a man walking around with a large knife that was later identified as an 18 inch machete. Upon arrival, the police ordered the man to put down the weapon which he refused to do. He then approached the officers while raising the machete prompting the officers to open fire with a taser. Due to his heavy winter jacket however, the taser was ineffective. The man continued to approach the officers who responded by opening fire with their service weapons. A post incident report indicated that 40 shots were fired between 2 officers and approximately 12 hit center mass including 3 that penetrated the stomach, 2 that penetrated the lung, and 1 that shattered the t12 vertebrae causing the man to collapse on the floor where he preceded to lie for 5-6 minutes before he expired from his wounds. Reports indicate that responding officers were unable to provide first aid treatment due to him still being combative despite having been mortally injured.