Man armed with machete breaks into building in Parkland during standoff with deputies
A man was detained by Pierce County deputies Thursday morning after he broke into a building in Parkland while armed with a machete.
Deputies arrived at 13021 Pacific Avenue around 10:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a man seen with a machete breaking into a building, Pierce County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Darren Moss said. He said the building was a vacant strip mall.
The man sat on a bucket outside the shattered glass door of one of the empty businesses while deputies tried to communicate with him, Moss said. He said the man would not speak to them.
A man working at a nonprofit dental clinic across the street from the strip mall said he witnessed the man surrender. Atto Madrid, 46, said the man yelled out that he was putting down his knife and rushed into the open parking lot where he laid down and was detained.
The suspect surrendered to deputies around 11:50 a.m. and was taken into custody, according to another post from the department. According to the post, the man was treated for minor injuries he sustained before deputies arrived.
This story was originally published September 16, 2021 at 11:56 AM.
