A man who was shot by Los Angeles police after allegedly advancing on officers with a knife at a Venice coffeehouse on Monday has died, authorities said today.

It happened about 2 p.m. Monday on the patio of Groundwork Coffee Co.,
671 Rose Ave. Jason Davis, 41, died at a hospital about 8 p.m. Wednesday,
coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter said.

A witness said Davis sat down on the patio but then turned and began
vomiting. He had been drinking from a bottle of black liquid, the witness — an
employee of the coffeehouse — told a reporter at the scene.

When a store manager came out to talk to Davis, he became unruly and
pulled out the knife, prompting a call to police, the employee said.

Arriving officers were directed to Davis, the Los Angeles Police
Department reported.

“Officers observed Davis sitting at a table in the patio area, armed
with a knife,” a police statement said.

“They began giving commands for Davis to drop the knife, however he
refused to comply,” police said.

“Davis stood up and began to aggressively approach the officers. One
officer deployed a Taser, however it did not have an effect on Davis. Davis
continued his advance on officers while still armed with the knife and an
officer-involved shooting occurred,” police said.

The shooting is being investigated by the LAPD’s Force Investigation
Division, the Office of the Inspector General and a shooting team from the Los
Angeles County District Attorney’s Justice System Integrity Division.

Anyone with information on this shooting was asked to call the LAPD’s
Force Investigation Division at (213) 486-5230. Tipsters can also call the
LAPD’s 24-hour tipline at (877) LAPD-24-7, or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

All tips can be made anonymously.

-City News Service