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THOUSAND OAKS, California – Ventura County deputies shot a man accused of threatening people with a machete at a A thousand oaks mall earlier this week.

It happened just before 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 24, when deputies were called to the Ventu Park Shopping Center. The department had received calls about a man walking around threatening people with a machete.

When deputies got there, they found the man and attempted to detain him, the sheriff’s office said. That’s when deputies tried to use a Taser on him, which also didn’t work. The man then ran away and into one of the businesses in the mall. Deputies said the man threatened employees, and that’s when they shot him.

Deputies gave the man aid and paramedics took him to the hospital. He is currently in critical condition, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Upon investigation, deputies discovered that the same man was allegedly responsible for other crimes in the vicinity earlier that morning.

Investigators said that before the scene at the mall, the same man used the machete to smash a window at the Palm Garden Hotel, before going to the nearby 76 gas station. There, deputies said the man attacked another man before stealing his car. He allegedly drove that car to the mall, where he confronted another man and used the machete to vandalize his car, the department said.

The department has not identified the man. They are still investigating and plan to release body camera footage from the shooting within the next 45 days. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 805-384-4737.