In Lancaster, California, a man wielding two machetes went on a violent rampage across multiple stores, leading to a fatal confrontation with Los Angeles County deputies. The incident, which occurred on February 6, 2024, at 9:28 a.m., began when deputies responded to a business in the 43500 block of 20th Street West. Despite multiple attempts to subdue the man using a taser, the efforts proved ineffective. The situation escalated when the suspect charged at the deputies, prompting them to open fire. The confrontation and the subsequent shooting were captured on body camera footage, which has been released to the public. The footage has sparked an investigation and raised concerns among the community.
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Surveillance video and body camera footage are released of a fatal shooting involving Los Angeles County deputies and a 38-year-old man armed with two machetes. https://t.co/fOivBNWhew
Dramatic body camera video has been released of a deadly confrontation involving sheriff's deputies and a man wielding two machetes at a grocery store in Lancaster. https://t.co/jOFVbEUKzm https://t.co/D9BSgkwaew
WARNING — GRAPHIC: Deputies Shoot and Kill Man Armed With Machete at Lancaster, Calif. Grocery Store Lancaster, California (LASD / News Release) — On February 6, 2024, at 9:28 a.m., Lancaster Station deputies responded to a business in the 43500 block of 20th Street West,… https://t.co/Ojp16a1Od8
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🚨DEPUTIES FATALLY SHOOT MAN WITH MACHETES AT LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA GROCERY STORE Source: ABC 7 https://t.co/aPgcgS27Kp
A machete-wielding madman goes on a violent rampage from one Lancaster store to the next. Deputies attempt to tase the suspect multiple times, but when the taser doesn't work, the suspect charges and gunfire erupts. The heart-stopping new bodycam video. Tonight at 11 from ABC7 https://t.co/Br3wevJgmt