Denver officers shoot a man who had a 12-inch serrated kitchen blade inside Whole Foods

Officers were called to the Whole Foods located at 1701 Wewatta St. at around 6:15 p.m. for a man brandishing a knife inside the store.

An off-duty officer who was working at the store said the suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Latif Robinson, caught his attention while walking in because he appeared "out of it." The officer greeted him, but the suspect did not respond and kept walking into the store.

A few minutes later, the suspect was seen going behind the deli counter and grabbing a large butcher-style knife, Clark said. The four off-duty, uniformed officers in the store were alerted and confronted the suspect in the customer area in front of the deli.

While officers were negotiating with the suspect, there were times when he would push the point of the knife into himself, police said.

A few minutes later, he put down the butcher-style knife and picked up a 12-inch serrated kitchen blade, Clark said.

Officers trying to negotiate with the suspect and offered him food, a place to stay, access to a hospital, money and a chance to charge his phone in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, according to Clark.

Officers believed they saw a change in the suspect's movement, which at first was slow and deliberate but became more threatening as he moved towards the officers, Clark said. Fearing the suspect may use the knife, an officer fired a taser and another fired a gun at the same time.

The gunshot did not hit anyone, but the taser was successful and the suspect was taken into custody, Clark said.

The suspect was treated at the hospital and released into custody on suspicion of felony menacing. Clark said DPD is working with its internal mental health resources and the district attorney's office to see what treatment options are available for Robinson.