Machete-wielding Florida man dies in officer-involved shooting
A Florida man, wielding a machete was fatally shot by county deputies on Thursday, following an altercation with his sister, authorities said. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s office responded to an apartment on Freedom Drive in the unincorporated community of Frostproof around 9:00 p.m., according to a press release. Yoel Arnaldo Mejia Santel, 28, has a long rap sheet, including battery domestic violence, burglary, grand theft, and dealing in stolen property, among other offenses.