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Video: Knife-wielding suspect charges LEOs outside Bass Pro Shops, is killed

Deputies were assisting a U.S. Marshals Service task force when the scene turned deadly

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By Gregory Yee
Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — A man was shot to death Monday by San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies who were working with a team of federal marshals in Rancho Cucamonga, authorities confirmed.

The deputies were assisting with a U.S. Marshals Service task force operation about 2 p.m. when they made contact with the suspect at a Bass Pro Shops parking lot near Victoria Gardens Lane and Church Street, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

“The suspect initially refused to exit the vehicle,” said Mara Rodriguez, a Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman. “When he did, he was armed with a knife and advanced on the deputies.”

Deputies opened fire, striking the suspect, Rodriguez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

No one else was injured during the shooting, she said. An investigation is ongoing.

Further information about the shooting and the suspect were not available Monday night.

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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