Oxnard Police Officer Shoots Suspect Armed With a Knife

* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Oxnard, California — On April 7, 2023, around 6:00 p.m., residents in the 2000 block of East Bard Road called the Oxnard Police Department’s Emergency Communications Center to report that a person was brandishing and threatening residents with a knife. Oxnard Police Officers responded to the location to investigate. When officers arrived on scene, they located 18-year-old Christian Baltazar Torrez inside a green truck. The truck belonged to a resident, who had not given Torrez permission to enter his vehicle. The officers gave him several commands to exit the truck, and he did not readily comply. After approximately five minutes, Torrez exited the truck, and began walking towards the officers. The officers saw that Torrez was holding a knife in his left hand. He continued to walk in the direction of the officers as the officers ordered him to drop the knife. Of the four police officers and patrol serg