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Officer stabbed and suspect shot in a Port Hueneme confrontation

Yellow police tape stretches across a crime scene. Wording on the tape reads 'Police. Do Not Cross.'
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Both are reported to be in stable condition.

A confrontation led to a police officer being stabbed and a man being shot in Port Hueneme.

Police were called to a home in the 100 block of Willowbrook Drive on Thursday afternoon by a Ventura County Behavioral Health team to assist with a situation.

Police say a man stabbed one of their officers in the face, which led to an officer shooting the suspect.

Both the officer and the suspect are reported to be in stable condition.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.