Machete-wielding California man who held 12-year-old, attacked deputies is shot and killed
Girlfriend of man in California reported he had blade and was acting erratically
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A man armed with a machete who was barricaded with a child inside a southern California home was shot dead after charging at deputies Tuesday night.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department told FOX 11 Los Angeles that deputies responded to a home in San Jacinto just before 1 p.m. after a woman reported her boyfriend was armed with the blade and behaving erratically. The woman was able to escape the home safely, but the suspect stopped her from taking her 12-year-old child.
When deputies tried to rescue the child, the suspect allegedly hit one of the deputies in the head with a wooden object before swinging the machete at another deputy.
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The suspect was then shot, officials said. He was taken to a hospital where he later died.
CA POLICE OFFICER WILL NOT FACE CHARGES FOR ACCIDENTALLY KILLING BYSTANDER
The child was safely removed from the home.
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One deputy was treated at the scene for unspecified injuries, while another was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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The investigation remains ongoing.
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Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Riverside County District Attorney Investigator J.R. Ferrer or Riverside County Sheriff’s Investigator Nelson Gomez at 951-955-2777.