At 12:52 a.m.. officers responded to Ivins Avenue in Cardiff after a man threatened his wife and daughter with a knife, Egg Harbor Township police said. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the man, who was standing outside still holding a knife, screaming at his wife, who was locked inside the house, police said.
The man, who was not identified, advanced toward officers a short time later with the knife still in his hand, police said. Despite several orders for him to drop the knife, he continued to advance toward officers and 40 mm less lethal impact round was deployed by Officer Francesco Nastasi, striking the man in his midsection, police said.
He was apprehended and transported to a nearby hospital for being lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on multiple weapons offense charges, police said
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