WSVN - Authorities are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Oakland Park that sent a man to the hospital and led to a major lane closure.
Witness Andrew Wilkinson said that weapon was a knife, and he saw the man holding it on the sidewalk. He had a handle, and the blade, it was pretty big. At some point, BSO officials said, the subject ran toward the deputies, forcing them to discharge their firearms.
Cellphone video recorded by a witness showed deputies surrounding the man as he lay on the pavement. Paramedics with Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the scene and transported the injured subject to an area hospital in unknown condition. BSO officials said their Internal Affairs Unit will conduct an internal investigation into the incident. They said several deputies involved have been placed on administrative leave, but they did not provide a number.
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