NATIONAL CITY, Calif — Investigators were on scene in National City near 33rd Street and Hoover Avenue, after receiving an initial call that came in around 4:30 Friday morning about a man trying to break into a self-store locker with a large knife.
Police say when they arrived, they initially did not see the man, but a short distance away they encountered a man with a machete that matched the description.
National City police say the man was uncooperative, so they eventually fired their taser which was not effective in subduing the man. Officers then say the man turned towards them and came at them with the machete. Officers shot the man and immediately began rendering CPR. The man who was shot was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to National City police, the officers involved in the altercation will be placed on administrative leave while the investigation is ongoing.
The identity of the man who was killed has not been released.