COLUMBUS – A Columbus police officer shot a man accused of threatening his girlfriend with a knife on the Southeast Side Wednesday night.
UPDATE: The officer who fired his weapon has been identified as Ofc. J.C. Hale, a four-year veteran assigned to the Patrol Bureau.
When officers responded to a report of a man threatening a woman at 951 Heyl Avenue shortly before 9:00 p.m., a woman confirmed her boyfriend had threatened her with a knife, police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner said.
When the officers entered the house, they confronted Randal Paden, who was holding a knife. Weiner says the officers gave multiple commands for Paden to drop the knife but he refused and advanced.
A Taser was ineffective and one officer fired multiple times as Paden continued to approach the officers, Weiner said.
Paden, 40, was listed in stable condition at Grant Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds and is charged with domestic violence and assault, Weiner said.
No other injuries were reported.
A knife was recovered at the scene.