OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Police Department released body camera footage showing a man armed with a machete charging at officers before they fatally shot him.
The Nov. 18 incident began when officers were dispatched to respond to an assault with a deadly weapon call, according to the release. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the victim of a machete attack. They did not find the suspect at the scene.
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Officers returned to the scene when they were notified that the suspect was spotted there. Body camera footage shows the officers locating the suspect, still armed with the machete. The man can be heard yelling at officers to kill him as they approached.
“We just want to talk ... hang on, just hang out and talk to me,” one officer can be heard saying.
Video shows the man running away from officers and toward the original victim’s location. He ignored officers’ commands to drop the machete. The officers then deployed TASERs and a less-lethal impact round.
The man can be seen maintaining hold on the weapon, even as he appeared to react to the effects of the TASER. Security footage then shows him charging toward the officers. Officers instructed the man to drop the weapon as he continued running toward them, prompting three officers to fire their weapons.
The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he later died, according to the release.
