The officer tried to de-escalate the situation but the suspect allegedly refused to comply, prompting the officer to fatally shoot him, police said.

"We don't look for loss of life and our condolences go out to the family of the individual. We are also proud our police officers, whether on-duty or off-duty, who activate themselves to help save lives,

Off-duty cop shoots dead suspect who was trying to stab patrons with a knife at a Boston Chick-fil-A - Witnesses said they saw the knifeman running out of the fast food joint trying to stab people