A subject who reportedly was armed with a knife died after a Banning police officer shot him Thursday morning, Oct. 17. Banning police received a call around 11:17 a.m. regarding a person armed with a knife at a local business in the 300 block of South San Gorgonio Avenue, said Lt. Brandon Smith, a spokesperson for the Banning Police Department, in a news release. Officers responded to the area, and the first officer to arrive contacted the subject, who was still armed with a knife, Smith said. The subject reportedly charged at the officer, who shot the subject. Smith declined to say how many shots the officer fired. Officials attempted life-saving measures, but the male subject, whose age wasn’t specified, died from his injuries at the scene, Smith said. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Force Investigations Detail and Riverside County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the shooting. Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Police Department at 951-922-3170 or the Sheriff’s Office at 951-955-2777. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Deputies shoot suspect in Hesperia on 15 Freeway; probe prompts heavy congestion Crime and Public Safety | Man fatally shot by sheriff’s deputy in Loma Linda Crime and Public Safety | Pipe-wielding man dies after lethal force encounter with Fontana police Crime and Public Safety | Man was armed with pellet gun in Murrieta parking lot when officer shot him, authorities say Crime and Public Safety | Off-duty police shooting leaves man critically wounded in Murrieta