Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) deputies fired at a man who allegedly charged at them with a machete.
Deputies were called out for a domestic disturbance in the 7400 block of 43rd Terrace North Tuesday evening.
Man with machete shot by deputies in unincorporated Palm Beach County
As deputies were trying to locate the caller, victim and suspect, they say the situation quickly fell apart after deputies say a young man walked out and retrieved a “foot and a half long machete.”
“It was strategically placed in the hedges where he knew where to go retrieve it,” said Chief Deputy Robert Allen. “He immediately raised it above his head and began approaching the deputies in a fairly aggressive manner.”
Chief Deputy Allen says deputies tried repeatedly to get the man to put it down, but they say he wouldn’t…