Police release bodycam video of officer shooting knife-wielding suspect in Citrus Heights

On April 21, 2025, in Citrus Heights, California, police responded to reports of a man threatening people with a knife and attempting a carjacking at a strip mall on Lichen Drive. 

Body camera footage released by the Citrus Heights Police Department shows an officer approaching the suspect, identified as 28-year-old John Angel Marmol Elias, who was holding a knife.

As Elias ran toward the officer, the officer opened fire.

Elias was later medically cleared and arrested on charges of attempted carjacking. No officers were injured during the incident.