CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A 20-year-old man armed with a long knife was shot and killed by police in Cambridge after leading them on a long foot chase Wednesday afternoon, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
DA Ryan said in a press conference Wednesday night, that a 911 call from a Cambridgeport resident came in just after 1 p.m., to report a man jumped out of an apartment window with what appeared to be a machete. The man was then seen cutting himself with the weapon and broken glass from the window he jumped out of.
Officers arrived at the scene and located the male, identified as Sayed Faisal, 20 of Cambridge, bleeding in an alley behind a Sidney Street building.
Faisal then ran from the area carrying the weapon, which investigators described as a foot-long kukri knife, leading police through several blocks in the Cambridgeport neighborhood before officers attempted to verbally engage with him on Chestnut Street.
Officers then requested Faisal put the knife down when he reportedly moved towards the officers while still in possession of the weapon, Ryan said. Officials said when officers tried to de-escalate the situation with a less lethal weapon, Faisal refused to release the knife and continued to advance toward them until an officer discharged his department-issued firearm and struck Faisal.
Faisal was immediately rendered medical aid by police until transported to an area hospital, where he died of his injuries.
The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on leave. The shooting is under investigation by the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.
Any member of the public with any information or video of this incident should contact the Cambridge Police.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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