BSO: Deputy-involved shooting with armed suspect occurs in Oakland Park
Deputies fired multiple shots after a man armed with a machete attacked them, leading to his death; deputies are now on administrative leave during the investigation.
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Man killed after attacking deputies with machete in Oakland Park, BSO says
A man was killed after attacking deputies with a machete in Oakland Park Thursday morning, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. A little after 7 a.m., a suspicious person was reported in the 300 block of Northeast 38th Street, the Sheriff’s Office said. When deputies arrived, they encountered a man armed with a machete. At some point, the man “attacked the deputies with the machete and a deputy involved shooting occurred,” said Miranda Gro…
The authorities investigate what happened after officers from the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) shot a man who allegedly attacked them with a machete in Oakland Park on the morning of Thursday, officials reported. The incident occurred shortly after 7:00 a.m. on the 300th block of 38 Northeast Street, after the officers received reports of a suspected person armed with a machete, as indicated by the BSO. The officers came to the scene and came …
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