Deputy fatally shoots machete-wielding shoplifter at Colorado Walmart

Deputies with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) responded to an incident involving a report of an individual armed with a machete said to be shoplifting at a Walmart in Centennial on Sunday morning.

According to a Facebook post from the ACSO, deputies responded to reports of shoplifting on Sunday at 7:12 a.m. at the Walmart at 10900 E. Briarwood Avenue.

When the deputies contacted the subject, he began moving toward them with a knife and machete. One of the deputies used a taser, but it was ineffective. The subject continued to advance, so another deputy discharged their firearm, hitting the subject…

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