Wanted Man Pulls Knife And Charges at Officer Before Being Shot

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* (Disclaimer: The content in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Eagle Point, Oregon — On October 15, 2025, Syrena Waldron called 9-1-1 to report that 32-year-old Trae Blackbear had forced his way into her apartment on Onyx Street and refused to leave. By the time police were dispatched, Waldron told the dispatcher that Blackbear had left the apartment and was walking away. Chief Hamilton was the first officer to respond. He found Blackbear near the covered bridge on Main Street and began speaking with him. From the start, Blackbear was uncooperative, he refused to give his real name, acted agitated and argumentative, and even gave a false identity when questioned. Chief Hamilton explained that he was investigating a possible forced entry, but Blackbear denied doing anything wrong and said he had already left when asked. While this was happening, Officer Slagle was also responding to the call. He spoke with Waldron on the phone, who clarified that no forced entry actually occurred, but confirmed that Blackbear refused to leave earlier. She also provided Blackbear’s real name, which Officer Slagle relayed to dispatch. When dispatch radioed that name, Chief Hamilton realized Blackbear had lied about his identity. After dispatch confirmed that Blackbear had an active extraditable warrant out of California for a parole violation related to sexual assault, the officers confronted him again. When Officer Officer Slagle told him he was under arrest, Blackbear questioned the reason, and as Chief Hamilton prepared his Taser, anticipating resistance, Blackbear suddenly reached into a backpack, pulled out a knife, and attacked Officer Slagle. The assault led to a struggle and a police shooting, during which Blackbear was fatally struck after…

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