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OGDEN — A man was shot by Ogden police early Tuesday after police say he threatened officers with knives.
Just after 2 a.m., a 37-year-old man was walking in the roadway on Wall Avenue in the 2200 block. An Ogden police officer encountered him and the man "armed himself and threatened the officer with a pair of knives that had been concealed in his pockets," Ogden police said in a statement.
The man advanced toward the officer after being ordered not to do so, and the officer fired his handgun at the man, police said. The man was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds and was stable.
The man's identity has not yet been released. The Weber County Attorney's Office will be investigating the shooting, and the officer who shot the man has been placed on administrative leave.
"Police officers operate in rapidly evolving and often dangerous situations on a daily basis, consistently placing themselves in harm's way. We are proud of the professionalism and composure they demonstrate in the face of such complex and challenging circumstances," police said in a statement.
