A crazed driver in downtown LA learned the hard way that it’s a bad idea to take something other than a gun to a shootout, particularly when facing off against police officers.
As KABC reported, officers on Sunday morning responded to Figueroa Street and Olympic Boulevard near Crypto.com area after hearing reports of an assault with a deadly weapon.
The LAPD said that a man was flashing a huge machete at people and chanting. Once the police arrived, the man decided to charge at them, but they showed restraint.
Witnesses then captured video showing what happened next. The man gets into a black Dodge Challenger and leads the police on a short chase.
He then starts driving around officers and slams into one of the patrol vehicles as he comes to a stop. The loon exits the car while holding the machete and charges right toward the officers again.
This time, the LAPD shows no mercy. As the man raced toward them, two officers fired their weapons in self-defense, causing the suspect to crumple to the ground.
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A driver waving a machete near Crypto.com Arena was shot and injured by a Los Angeles police officer on Sunday morning. The incident was caught on video by witnesses watching from a nearby high-rise.
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LAPD Detective Meghan Aguilar spoke with KABC about the incident and revealed that the man was sent to a local hospital and is currently in critical condition.
“He was still armed with the machete and charged toward officers again, this time resulting in an officer-involved shooting,” she said. “That suspect was struck by gunfire and transported to a local hospital, where he is in critical condition but receiving medical care.”
Aguilar went on to defend the officers’ common-sense actions, noting how dangerous the suspect’s weapon was.
“You can only give so many warnings, and each officer has to make a decision based on their training and their experience when they constitute using deadly force, in regards to whether it is a handgun or an edged weapon,” Aguilar continued. “Again, this was a very large machete. The behaviors of the individual were very aggressive and violent.”
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