"In a report issued Friday, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office said the officers' use of force "was reasonable under the circumstances." David Wali Bahrami, 26, was shot multiple times in the chest, arms and legs, and died at the scene. "The officers acted in lawful self defense/defense-of-others in response to an exigent situation where the officers on scene were in imminent danger of suffering great bodily injury," the report stated."
"Bahrami left the residence and walked toward the officers, who had moved to a location four houses away. They ordered him to stop and get on his knees, but he instead pulled a large kitchen knife from his waistband and began running toward them, prosecutors said. Molina fired a single less-lethal round from a 40mm launcher, but it had no effect on Bahrami, who continued running in a semi-circular path."
Contra Costa County prosecutors cleared three officers after a June 30, 2025, encounter in Antioch that left 26-year-old David Wali Bahrami dead. Officers had gathered four blocks from his home after multiple 911 calls in which Bahrami threatened to kill someone. Officers attempted phone-based de-escalation and asked Bahrami to step outside to separate him from family. Bahrami pulled a large kitchen knife and ran toward officers. A less-lethal round failed to stop him. When he closed to roughly 15–20 feet, two officers fired a total of 20 rounds, striking him; he fell with the knife in his hands.
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