[kellyhound]

Police released new video that shows the moment they confronted a man wielding samurai swords after he allegedly stabbed a woman in the Mid-Wilshire area.

The incident happened around 11:20 p.m. Tuesday on the 1200 block of Victoria Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded to the area after receiving a call of an assault with a deadly weapon.

Bodycam footage released Wednesday shows the officers telling the man, identified as 23-year-old Eric Herrera, to put the two swords down as he stood in the middle of the street.

Police say he refused to comply with commands so officers Tased him and took him into custody. He was booked for attempted murder and is being held on $100,000 bail.

The video then shows officers approach the 43-year-old victim, whose name has not been released. She was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK.

Police said there had been some kind of family dispute, but it's not clear what specifically led to the stabbing. The nature the relationship was not disclosed.

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Eric Herrera, 23, was armed with two katana swords when he was tasered and arrested by the LAPD

A 43-year-old woman was discovered by police bloodied and suffered cuts and lacerations to her hands and torso

Police say the man was involved in a family conflict before attacking the woman, allegedly his mother, with the two swords

Herrera is being held in LA County Jail on $1 million bail and the woman was hospitalized but is said to be in a stable condition

[William May]

Good job!

Except for the asshole with the swords. He needed a night-stick correction to make him smarter.

[Noobsandwich355]

Never bring a sword to a taser fight