Mann was fatally shot during the confrontation.

Witnesses said they saw Mann urinate on himself and then begin tapping on an imaginary keyboard, and they called police after seeing him toss a 4-inch knife into the air and catch it by the handle, reported the Sacramento Bee.

A patrol car followed Mann down the street as officers ordered him to drop the knife, but they said he shouted threats at police and then performed karate-style moves.

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Police said Mann then charged the patrol car with the knife held above his head, and officers, “fearing for their lives and the safety of the community,” fired 18 rounds at the man, striking him 14 times.

Mann’s family faulted police for failing to de-escalate the 11-minute encounter with a mentally ill suspect.

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The president had negotiated a package of reforms that allowed Argentina to receive a $57bn bailout from the IMF — the largest in IMF history — which could be in peril if Mr Fernández were to secure control of the presidency in the autumn.

The rising chances of victory for Mr Fernández sent Argentine assets, including its currency, the peso, plummeting, jeopardising the economic stability that had returned to the country in recent months.

Nicolás Dujovne, Argentina’s finance minister who was central to the negotiation of the bailout package last year, resigned on Saturday in recognition of the economy’s poor performance since the IMF deal was signed. Mr Macri’s election defeat was seen as a consequence of the economic hardship suffered by many Argentines since