DENVER (KDVR) — An Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a person allegedly armed with a knife and a machete early Sunday morning as they were responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart.
Deputies responded to the Walmart at 10900 E. Briarwood Avenue at around 7:15 a.m. Sunday for a report of a shoplifting, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said in an X post.
The report had said the person involved was armed with a machete.
When the deputies arrived, the person “advanced toward deputies with both a knife and a machete,” the sheriff’s office said.
One deputy deployed a Taser, which was “ineffective.” Then, as the person continued advancing, another deputy shot the person.
The person died at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office did not say whether the shooting happened in or outside the Walmart, but a Walmart spokesperson told FOX31’s Anna Coon store operations were not impacted and that the store is still open.
“We are working with police as they investigate,” the spokesperson said.
The 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team has been activated to investigate the shooting.
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