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 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team has been activated to investigate the shooting.
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