Machete-wielding man shot and killed at California grocery store, authorities say

A man armed with two machetes was shot and killed at an Albertsons grocery store in Southern California on Tuesday after charging toward deputies, authorities said.

The male suspect was found standing outside the store’s entrance in Lancaster with two machetes in his backpack when deputies responded to a disturbance call just before 9:30 a.m., the Los Angles County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies tried to speak with the man, but officials said he became agitated and grabbed the machetes in both hands.

The suspect went inside the store and refused deputies’ multiple commands to drop the weapons, according to the sheriff’s office.