A man was shot Thursday after deputies say he ran into a business in the Newbury Park neighborhood of Ventura County and threatened an employee with a machete.
The Sheriff’s Department initially received a report of a man with a machete threatening people at the Palm Garden Hotel in the 400 block of North Ventu Park Road at 6:22 a.m.
Arriving deputies found the man, still armed with the machete, who was not compliant with their commands, the Sheriff’s Department said.
Deputies used a Taser in an effort to disable the suspect but it was ineffective. At that point, he walked into a business where he threatened an employee with a machete, authorities said.
The suspect was then shot by at least one deputy and transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, the Sheriff’s Department said.
No further details regarding the initial disturbance call were revealed and the suspect’s name was not released.
The shopping center, which houses multiple businesses including a Ralph’s grocery store, was closed during the investigation.
