Old Head not going down without causing a RUCKUS. Chases lady with BLADE and POLICE come quickly.

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The Austin Police Department continues to investigate the officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, July 20, 20 23. At approximately 4:54 a.m., Austin 9-1-1 Communications received a call describing a female banging on an apartment door stating a man was chasing her in the 36 hundred block of Menchaca Road and requesting police. The caller described a white female wearing blue jean shorts and a turquoise top. The caller said the female was sitting outside his door.

At 4:55 a.m., APD officers were dispatched to the call location, and at approximately 5:00 a.m., they arrived on the scene and began speaking with the female who matched the description in the 9-1-1 call. The female said a man was chasing her through the apartment complex, and he had a knife. The female described the male subject "James Allen Woodrome" as a six foot three inches tall, 60-year-old man with gray hair who was last seen wearing navy blue or black basketball shorts with a dark shirt.

At approximately 5:03 a.m., officers communicated over the police radio the man was last observed running west through the apartment complex.

At approximately 5:06 a.m., Mr. Woodrome approached the officers in the parking lot of the apartment complex while they were speaking to the female. The male subject walked toward the officer while holding a knife in his hands. Officers began to give commands to Mr. Woodrome to drop the knife.

Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation by continuously giving commands to Mr. Woodrome. He did not comply with the commands and repeatedly yelled at the officers to shoot and kill him. He was very recently criminally charged for a separate offense and was set to serve 3 years in prison for the possession of cannabis with a quantity of less than 2000 pounds and greater than 50 pounds which may have contributed to his agitated and crazed actions that night.
One officer deployed a Department issued taser, but the taser deployment was ineffective. Mr. Woodrome moved forward in the direction of the officers. Officers continued commands to drop the knife and walk backward, creating more distance between them. Officers also requested the female stay back. Another officer deployed a Department issued taser a second time, and it did not affect the suspect. Mr. Woodrome continued to walk toward them with the knife in his hand. One officer then discharged his Department approved firearm toward Mr. Woodrome, at which point he fell to the ground.

A knife was located on the ground next to the suspect. Officers then moved the knife away from him.

Once the scene was made safe by removing the knife, the officers immediately performed life-saving measures and requested medical assistance at the scene. Mr. Woodrome succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene at 5:19 a.m. No other civilians or officers sustained physical injuries.

The APD officer that discharged the Department approved firearm has three years and five months of service with the Department. One of the officers who deployed a Department issued taser has 13 years and three months of service, and the other officer that deployed a department-issued taser has eight months of service with the Austin Police Department. Per APD protocol, all three officers have been placed on administrative leave. This incident was captured on three officers' body-worn cameras.