OAKLAND PARK, FLA. (WSVN) – Authorities said they are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Oakland Park that left a machete-wielding subject dead.<\/p>\n
Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office units responded to a report of a man creating a disturbance in the area of Northeast 35th Court and Fifth Avenue, just after 7 a.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Investigators believe the man was on a sidewalk waving a machete.<\/p>\n
Detectives said deputies came into contact with the armed individual, and there was a confrontation along the 300 block of Northeast 33rd Street.<\/p>\n
At one point, authorities said, at least one deputy discharged their firearm, striking the 35-year-old subject.<\/p>\n
One witness described the moment when they said the shooting occurred.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had the machete, he was very angry. [A deputy] told him \u2018drop it, drop it\u2019 too many times,\u201d said a man. \u201c[The subject] didn\u2019t understand, he jumped on [the deputies], he went to jump, and they start shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Investigators said the man was transported to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n
Back at the scene, 7Skyforce hovered above a machete on the sidewalk with an evidence marker next to it.<\/p>\n
The man\u2019s mother told 7News that the situation did not warrant the gunfire. She said her son was 35 years old.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy cousin, his cousin and other people said he had a machete. So, either way, they could have tased him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The deputies involved in this shooting have been placed on administrative assignment while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducts an investigation. <\/p>\n
Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.<\/p>\n
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