Dramatic new bodycam footage shows the moment a saw-wielding madman charged Los Angeles cops before they opened fire , leaving him dead in a bloody confrontation.
The chilling video shows officers repeatedly pleading with Zimran Canas, 44, to drop the 8-foot tree trimmer equipped with a footlong serrated blade as he approached them during the September 7 confrontation in Boyle Heights.
“Put that down, man,” one officer can he heard saying as Canas emerges from the front gate of the home.
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Check out more newsletters 6 Zimran Canas, 44, charged police with a blade. Los Angeles Police Department 6 “Put that down, man,” one officer can he heard saying as Canas emerges from the front gate of the home. Los Angeles Police Department 6 One officer calls for backup as Canas continues advancing toward the cops, who retreated while shouting at him to put down the blade. Los Angeles Police Department “Put it down...