David Jordan, 20

Sept. 11, 2012

David Jordan, a 20-year-old white man, was shot and killed by police Tuesday, Sept. 11, in the 1900 block of East Hardwick Street in Long Beach, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Police received a call that Jordan was threatening a relative with a knife about 1:45 p.m. and screaming that he wanted police to end his life, said Nancy Pratt of the Long Beach Police Department.

When officers arrived, the man tried to assault them with a knife, and they shot him, Pratt said.

The officers tried to resuscitate the man, but he was declared dead at the scene.

It was unclear how many shots were fired. Authorities found numerous knives at the location and said the investigation was ongoing.

Anyone with more information relating to the shooting is asked to contact Long Beach Police homicide Det. Terri Hubert and Mark Bigel at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips can be submitted via the web by visiting www.tipsoft.com.

-- Andrew Blankstein and Ari Bloomekatz

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— Jag
See, we don't know all the details. Maybe when the cops got there, the guy was calm and talking to them, you know, at close range. Then all of a sudden the guy pulls out a knife at the cops. They're first reaction is shoot this guy, they want to go home at the end of the day. They're not going to stand there and think, 'oh let's get the non-lethal bean bags out'. Or the taser gun, which I believe is fired from longer distances. I don't know, I wasn't there, but that could be a possibility. We don't know the whole story. Not all cops are trigger happy. Although there seems to be quite a lot of OIS's lately. All I know is that if a cop pulls me over or stops me on the street, my hands are out of my pockets, in the air and I'm complying with everything they say.

— Meck Oct. 12, 2012 at 1:29 p.m.

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David Jordan, 20

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