Officer Kills Suspect Armed With Machete
From Times Staff Reports
A man who allegedly tried to attack a Los Angeles police officer with a machete was shot and killed early Friday, police said.
LAPD Officer Daniel Chilson, 32, and a partner had followed the man to the 1150 block of Gulf Avenue after a report that the suspect, identified as Mark Steven Navarrette, 41, had attacked his estranged wife at another address, police said.
Navarrette allegedly walked up to Chilson in the driveway of a home and refused orders to stop or drop the machete, police said.
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