Food influencer Michael Duarte was shot dead by Texas cops

Michael Duarte , the food influencer and barbecue aficionado known as “Food with Bear Hands,” was shot dead by Texas cops after lunging at one of them with a knife, according to a new report.

Friends and family revealed Monday that the beloved foodie had died in a “horrible incident” over the weekend while traveling in Texas, without releasing details. On Wednesday, the Medina County Sheriff’s Office shed some light on what had happened.

Deputies were responding to a 911 call Saturday in Castroville, Texas, about a “male subject with a knife acting erratically ” and causing a disturbance, a spokesperson for the Medina County Sheriff’s Office told TMZ. He menaced the arriving deputies, the spokesperson said, and then lunged at one with the knife.

“After multiple verbal commands were