Police shoot man who threatened drivers with machete in Colombia

COLOMBIA — New video shows the moment a Colombian police officer shot a man who threatened drivers with a machete.

Translated from Spanish via Google Translate:

“This Tuesday the Police managed to control a man who with a machete in hand, allegedly threatened drivers and people who passed by him in a rural area of the municipality of Dagua. 

In the video captured by a woman, you can see how the police officer shoots the man, after trying to calm him down.

So far, the municipal authorities reported that this person is recovering in a health center. In addition, a judicial process will be brought forward.”