Associated Press
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Police in suburban Phoenix say officers shot a machete-wielding man after chasing him in a stolen truck he rammed into a police patrol car, critically injuring an officer.
Avondale police Sgt. Brandon Busse says he doesn’t know the condition of the man shot by police Thursday morning. Helicopter news video showed him falling to the ground before he was taken to a trauma center.
Busse says the spree started when a man assaulted a city maintenance worker and stole his truck. Police began a pursuit and used tire-puncturing devices. The chase ended with the truck ramming the police car.
Busse says officers confronted the suspect, who refused their commands and advanced toward them with a machete and pocket knife.
Officers then shot the man, whose name hasn’t been released.
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