Broward deputies fatally shoot man with machete; mom says ‘they could’ve tased him’

Authorities are investigating after Broward Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man who attacked them with a machete in Oakland Park on Thursday morning, officials said.

The incident happened shortly after 7 a.m. in the 300 block of Northeast 38th Street after deputies received reports of a possible suspicious person armed with a machete, BSO officials said.

Deputies responded and made contact with the man who attacked them with the machete and at some point, the deputies opened fire, officials said…

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