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Machete-wielding man confronted by police at UCI Health
ABC7 Los Angeles • • nation
Key Points:
- A medical center in Los Alamitos was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning due to a machete-wielding man in the parking lot.
- Officers from Long Beach and Los Alamitos police departments responded to the incident at UCI Health - Los Alamitos around 11 a.m.
- Video showed the shirtless suspect pacing and swinging the machete while yelling at officers during the standoff.
- It was unclear if the man was taken into custody, but police were seen investigating the scene afterward.
- Firefighters from the Orange County Fire Authority were on standby, and the Orange County Sheriff's Department was not involved in the response.
