Crime & Safety
Bodycam Shows LA County Deputies Shooting Man Dual-Wielding Machetes At Grocery Store
Deputies encountered Foster at a nearby Albertsons after receiving a 911 call reporting that a man with a machete was inside the store.
March 13, 2024
Newly released body camera footage from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows the fatal encounter between a man with dual-wielding machetes and deputies last month.
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The ordeal started in Lancaster when 38-year-old Jonathan Scott Foster bashed through the glass front door of a gas station in the 42700 block of 20th Street West. Security camera footage showed him crouching through the broken door and attacking the attendant with one of the machetes. The employee suffered a severe laceration to her hand, but it was considered non-life-threatening.
Deputies encountered Foster at a nearby Albertsons after receiving a 911 call reporting that a man with a machete was inside the grocery store.
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