PACOIMA, LOS ANGELES -- Authorities subdued and took into custody a man who was walking around a Pacoima parking lot with a machete Thursday afternoon.
The incident unfolded around 4:51 p.m., when authorities received a call about a man panhandling and carrying a machete in the 11600 block of Glenoaks Boulevard.
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The man continued walking around with the machete as he ignored commands to comply with officers. Officers then shot the man with rubber bullets or pellets, then appeared to use a Tazer on him.
He eventually went down to the ground and stayed there while officers tried to get him to raise his hands and give himself up.
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Authorities then appeared to Taze the man again and were able to take him into custody without further incident.