US EditionMachete-waving man shot by police in downtown LA
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, JUL 13 – The suspect charged officers with a machete and fled in a vehicle before being critically wounded by police, who recovered the weapon and closed nearby streets for investigation.
- A man armed with a machete charged at the officers on Figueroa Street and Olympic Boulevard.
- The Los Angeles Police Department reported that the suspect was struck by gunfire and is in critical condition at a local hospital.
- Police recovered the machete and booked it as evidence following the incident.
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Wild Machete Attack in LA—LAPD Response Is Quick, Decisive, and Feels Very Trump-Era – Defiant America
Los Angeles just witnessed a scene straight out of a movie—only this one ended with a machete-wielding madman on the pavement and the LAPD showing zero tolerance. According to police, a man was seen in downtown LA flashing a large machete and chanting aggressively at bystanders. As chaos unfolded, LAPD officers arrived and tried to deescalate—but the suspect had other plans. The man jumped into a black Dodge Challenger, sped off, and initiated a…
Machete-Waving Man Shot By Police in Downtown LA
A man waving a machete in the middle of a Los Angeles street was shot by a police officer Sunday morning in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Officers were dispatched at 9:14 a.m. Sunday to the area of Figueroa Street and Olympic Boulevard after reports of a man in the street waving a machete and chanting, according to Officer Norma Eisenman, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department. “It seems he may have been waving the machete…
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