Man with machete and knife killed by deputy in Centennial, sheriff's office says

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A man armed with a machete and a knife was killed Sunday morning by a deputy outside a Walmart in Centennial, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.

Around 7:12 a.m., deputies responded to a report of shoplifting at the store at 10900 E. Briarwood Ave. and located the suspect.

When deputies tried to contact him, he approached them with a machete and a knife, the sheriff's office said.

One deputy fired a taser at the man, which was ineffective, according to the sheriff's office. Another deputy then shot him, the sheriff's office said.

Deputies began life-saving efforts, but he was pronounced dead by medical personnel when they arrived at the scene, according to the sheriff's office.

The 18th Judicial Critical District Incident Response Team is investigat