Philadelphia cops oblige man yelling "Kill me!"

A knife-wielding man who allegedly lunged at police early yesterday in Center City was killed after numerous officers shot at him, police said.

At one point before he was shot down, the unidentified man yelled at police, "Kill me! Kill me!" according to Capt. Benjamin Naish, head of public affairs.

The shooting was caught on surveillance cameras installed outside the Robert N.C. Nix Federal Building on Market Street near 9th, according to Internal Affairs Chief Inspector Bill Colarulo. It was the second fatal shooting by police in the new year. In 2006, there were 20 such shootings.

Update: Experts say police justified in killing