Man waving machete in critical condition after Oxnard Police officer involved shooting

OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – A 45-year-old man waving a machete, threatening bystanders, is in the hospital after an Oxnard Police Department officer-involved shooting.

OPD officers received calls about the incident just past noon on Monday about a man waving a machete near Saviers and Pleasant Valley Road inside a business.

OPD officers contacted the man inside the business, then shot him before taking him to the hospital. He remains in critical but stable condition after being uncooperative with officer's commands.

The police officer who fired the shot at the 45-year-old is not injured and a police dog in the incident received treatment for minor injuries.

The OPD will share body-cam footage from the full incident at a later date and criminal charges are pending for the suspect.

More information on the incident will be provided as it becomes available to Your News Channel