An unhinged madman wielding a tree trimmer equipped with a 12-inch blade was fatally shot by police after charging at officers on a Los Angeles street on Monday.
The LAPD initially responded to a call around 9:55 a.m. about a man armed with a metal pipe at Gillette and Bridge Street in Boyle Heights, police said.
When officers arrived, the suspect was spotted holding a large pole saw with a footlong serrated blade at the end.
“He failed to comply with orders to drop the pole and continued advancing towards officers,” the LAPD said in a statement.
An officer then shot the unidentified suspect, who was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
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