Riverside police officer shoots, kills man allegedly armed with knife

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- A Riverside police officer shot and killed a man who was allegedly armed with a knife, but witnesses say they didn't see a weapon.

The incident unfolded around 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of University and Douglas avenues, according to the Riverside Police Department.

Police say the officer shot the man in his 50s after telling dispatch he had thrown a rock at his vehicle and was armed with a knife.

A father and daughter who reached out to Eyewitness News said they witnessed the entire encounter. They said the officer yelled at the man to stop walking away.

At some point, the man turned around and the officer fired several shots. The man was taken to the hospital where he later died.

The witnesses said they didn't see a knife or any sort of weapon, contradicting the officer's claim. An investigation is underway to determine exactly what happened.