An Arizona police officer tased a knife-wielding man who refused to put down his blade - only for the suspect to fall onto the ground and stab himself in the neck.
The wild incident was caught on bodycam in Glendale on November 23 after officers arrived on scene for a 'suspicious' fire, where authorities ultimately found a person 'acting odd.'
Police were quickly able to determine that the man, who has not been named, was associated with the housefire which they deemed suspicious, while an officer began talking to the individual in an effort to calm him down.
One officer can be heard telling the man, who was not named, to stay away from the fire trucks so 'they can do their job, according to the bodycam footage.
'You can't go there, it's not safe,' the officer told the man as he made a move toward the burning home.
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The wild incident occurred in Glendale on November 23 after officers arrived on scene for a 'suspicious' fire, where authorities ultimately found a person, pictured, 'acting odd'
Pictured: the video footage shows as the officer tells the man to grab a bottle of water and walk down the block away from firefighters working on scene
After returning near the officer's side, the man then pulls out a large kitchen knife, pictured, while the officer commands him to drop it
'Put the knife down now,' the officer tells the disturbed man, pictured, before tasing him to the ground, causing him to stab himself in the neck as he is being tased
The video footage shows as the officer tells the man to grab a bottle of water and walk down the block away from firefighters working on scene.
Instead, the man dumps the water all over the ground before putting the empty bottle into a nearby mailbox as the officer continues to try and direct him.
After returning near the officer's side, the man
